Provenite

Pedra Azul

AreaDraft data

15.9986° S, 41.2719° W · ± 10 km

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

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Minerals found here

Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Pedra Azul

Intense blue, freeform etched aquamarine from the 2005 pocket find at Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Intense blue, freeform etched aquamarine from the 2005 pocket find at Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Freeform, irregular etched crystals ('ice sculptures')
Typical size
About 4.5 cm
Color / luster
Intense blue with internal brilliance
Associated minerals
Kaolinite (pocket clay)
Surface features
Strongly etched, sculpted surfaces
Availability
Unknown
History
A 2005 find in several large kaolinite-filled pockets

Sources: SRC-795

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Geology of the locality

Region
Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil

Municipality in the Jequitinhonha valley (formerly Fortaleza); coordinate is the town from Wikipedia.

Sources: SRC-794

Sources

  1. SRC-794 · Website
    Pedra AzulWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-795 · Website
    File:Beryl-215345.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

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