Provenite

São José da Safira

AreaDraft data

18.3244° S, 42.1433° W · ± 10 km

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

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Minerals found here

AlbiteMorganite

Albite at São José da Safira

Long elbaite crystal standing on a rosette of white cleavelandite, Pederneira claim.
Long elbaite crystal standing on a rosette of white cleavelandite, Pederneira claim.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Detail of cleavelandite blades with lepidolite around elbaite, Pederneira claim.
Detail of cleavelandite blades with lepidolite around elbaite, Pederneira claim.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Multicoloured tourmaline behind a quartz crystal on albite with lepidolite, Pederneira.
Multicoloured tourmaline behind a quartz crystal on albite with lepidolite, Pederneira.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
NaAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Rosettes of bladed cleavelandite
Typical size
Specimens about 6 to 17 cm
Color / luster
Brilliant white
Associated minerals
Elbaitelepidolitequartz
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-552

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Morganite at São José da Safira

Large rich pink morganite crystal from the Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira.
Large rich pink morganite crystal from the Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be3Al2Si6O18
Morphology
Large single crystal
Color / luster
Rich pink, partly transparent, lustrous
History
From finds in the early 1980s at the Pederneira claim, which only rarely produces morganite

Sources: SRC-841 SRC-855

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Geology of the locality

Region
Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil

Photographed specimens are labelled Pederneira claim, São José da Safira; the claim position was not found, so the coordinate is the town (GeoNames).

Sources: SRC-534

Sources

  1. SRC-534 · Database
    GeoNames search: São José da Safira, BrazilGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-552 · Website
    File:Albite-Elbaite-art-01b.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  3. SRC-841 · Website
    Morganite Value, Price, and Jewelry InformationArem, J.E.; Clark, D.; Smigel, B. · 2025 · International Gem Society
  4. SRC-855 · Website
    File:Beryl-66365.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert 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.