Provenite

Linópolis

AreaDraft data

18.7276° S, 41.4865° W · ± 10 km

Albite from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Albite

Albite at Linópolis

Doubly terminated yellow-green brazilianite crystals on albite, Telírio claim, Linópolis.
Doubly terminated yellow-green brazilianite crystals on albite, Telírio claim, Linópolis.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Upright brazilianite crystal on a central albite matrix, Telírio claim, Linópolis.
Upright brazilianite crystal on a central albite matrix, Telírio claim, Linópolis.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Large brazilianite crystal rising from smaller ones on albite, Telírio claim.
Large brazilianite crystal rising from smaller ones on albite, Telírio claim.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Translucent brazilianite crystal on a small pedestal of crystallized albite, Telírio claim.
Translucent brazilianite crystal on a small pedestal of crystallized albite, Telírio claim.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Spray of brazilianite crystals on albite, Telírio claim, Linópolis.
Spray of brazilianite crystals on albite, Telírio claim, Linópolis.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
NaAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Crystallized albite matrix carrying brazilianite crystals
Typical size
Specimens about 7 to 15 cm
Color / luster
White
Associated minerals
Brazilianitemuscovite
Availability
Unknown
History
Photographed brazilianite-on-albite specimens come from the Telírio claim and the Córrego Frio mine at Linópolis

Sources: SRC-546

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Geology of the locality

Region
Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil

Village in Divino das Laranjeiras. Most photographed specimens are labelled Telírio claim, Linópolis; the claim's own position was not found, so the coordinate is the village (GeoNames).

Sources: SRC-532

Sources

  1. SRC-532 · Database
    GeoNames search: Linópolis, BrazilGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-546 · Website
    File:Albite-Brazilianite-bg02a.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

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.