Campos Verdes emerald mines
14.2658° S, 49.6475° W · ± 10 km
Elbaite from Goias, Brazil, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
Elbaite at Campos Verdes emerald mines
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
- Formula
- Na(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
- Morphology
- Three-dimensional spray of crystals
- Typical size
- Specimen about 3.7 cm
- Color / luster
- Green
- Associated minerals
- Albite (tabular)
Sources: SRC-264
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Emerald mining area; elbaite is listed there on a specimen label.
- Region
- Goias
- Country
- Brazil
Coordinates not filled: no coordinate source could be opened in this session. Coordinates: Centre of the town of Campos Verdes (Wikipedia, 14°15'57"S 49°38'51"W). The page says the town grew from a mining settlement after the 1981 emerald finds, so the mines are close to the town, but exact mine positions were not found. Coordinates: Centre of the town of Campos Verdes (Wikipedia, 14°15'57"S 49°38'51"W). The page says the town grew from a mining settlement after the 1981 emerald finds, so the mines are close to the town, but exact mine positions were not found. Coordinates: Centre of the town of Campos Verdes (Wikipedia, 14°15'57"S 49°38'51"W). The page says the town grew from a mining settlement after the 1981 emerald finds, so the mines are close to the town, but exact mine positions were not found.
Sources
- SRC-264 · Website
File:Elbaite-138028.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photo); Wikimedia Commons · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons (via download.osmand.net mirror) - SRC-304 · Website
Campos Verdes - Wikipedia
Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.