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Cassiterite from
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133995:6
GUID (UUID V4):4300a68e-0980-4ce1-9497-a1976acc1775
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
[100.03] 100.00 (1) Paris, Maine, USA. (2) Virgem da Lapa, Brazil; by electron microprobe, H2 O by the Penfield...or beryllonite. Association: Elbaite, topaz, cassiterite, albite, microcline, muscovite, lepidolite, quartz...Ungursuay, Kazakhstan. In Brazil, large crystals from the Xandá mine, Virgem da Lapa, and at the Golconda...Golconda mine, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais. Name: For predominance of hydroxyl over fluorine in...and W.E. Wilson (1979) Hydroxyl-herderite from Brazil and a guide to species nomenclature for the he
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The field of view is 3 cm. Van King specimen...from Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Superior specimens of “startwinned” muscovite...7 cm wide, from the Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Luiz Menezes specimen, Jeff Scovil...Muscovite with albite, 8.4 cm wide, from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. When collectors think of muscovite...South America are located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. During World War II the need for muscovite
Journal (issue)
Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lower left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from...Andrea Bartorelli: Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil. Other important references (if any) for individual... 5.5 cm, from the Alto da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection...Morganite beryl, 7.5 cm, from near Araçuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The find predates the discovery of morganite...to get this specimen, a complete floater, for my Brazil collection); Tom Spann photo. Reference: Cassedanne
Book (volume)
Co., Colorado, 43 Apatite Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13 Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 31 Panasqueira...Nigeria, 15 Medina Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 36 Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 27 Azurite (with Malachite)...Stibnite) Guang Xi, Hunan Prov., China, 46 Cassiterite Xuebaoding Mine, Pingwu, Sichuan Prov., China...Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 29 Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 8 Painera Mine, Virgem...Virgem Da Lapa, Brazil, 24 Phosgenite Touissit, Oujda, Morocco, 19 Phosphophyllite Unificada Mine, Cerro
Report (issue)
= 8.3909(5) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Minas Gerais, Brazil; Durango, Mexico; Thomas Range, Utah, USA;...Tourmaline, beryl, microcline, albite, °uorite, cassiterite, zinnwaldite, quartz. Distribution: Widespread;...Japan. From Ouro Preto and near Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the USA, at Devils Head, Douglas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
407-carat teardrop; both stones are from Minas Gerais, Brazil. A n ­ other featured strength of the gemstone...5-cm-thick sea-green crystal of aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Bra­ zil, catches the eye as does an emerald...California; Minas Gerais, Brazil; and Kunar, Afghanistan; as well as yellow beryl (heliodor) from Minas Gerais...Gerais, Brazil, help to fill out the suite. Featured in the same case are the minerals of the tour­ maline...crystals of blue and green el­ baite from Minas Gerais, Brazil, attest to the reputation of this prolific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
light yellow, twinned crystal, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil (7.4 cm). 18: Deep blue, doubly terminated...crystals on albite, Jonas mine, Itatiaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil (5 cm). Figure 23: Cherry red proustite...Figure 33: Lustrous black twinned crystal of cassiterite, Schlaggenwald, Bohemia (8 cm). Figure 34: Lime...(variety aquamarine), Rio Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil (8 cm). M A R C H / A P R I L 1981 57...crystals of cleavelandite with muscovite, Minas Gerais, Brazil (18 cm). Figure 64: Bright blue azurite
Catalog/List
D. C. £4.00 6 RUBELLITE (Tourmaline), Minas Gerais, Brazil. Pale pink 30mm xti in quartz pegmatic matrix...tiny black goethite tuffs. GD. C. £8.00 27 CASSITERITE, Goonbarrow Pit, St Austell, Cornwall. Vein section...SCHEELITE, Moveo Vetho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. SW Light blue bands. Ml. £8.00 31 NEKOITE...Ml. £12.00 52 APATITE, SIDERITE, ARSENOPYRITE, Minas de Panasqueira, Beira-Beixa, Portugal. Part 15mm...caldte. GD. C. £12.00 57 BRAZILIANITE, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Large single 25mm yellowish xtl. D. TN
Journal (issue)
Aesthetics Underground - Canada Alvaro Lucio M inerals - Brazil Ana Arruda - Azores Arizona M inerals Artifactual...Artifactual Im port Ausrox - Australia Barbosa, Carlos - Brazil Barcelona - US Im porters - Spain Ben David, Claude...Megaw, Peter M inerals Menezes, Luiz M inerals - Brazil M ercer M inerals M idwest M inerals M ikon M ineralien...ineralien Kontor - Germany Min - Geo - Czech Republic Minas Victoria - Spain M iner-W a - Poland Mineral Cabinet...Valadares M inerals - Brazil Van Scriver's M inerals - Czech Republic Vasconcelos - Brazil W einrich, Dan Minerals
Journal (issue)
left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection; Joe Budd photo.... Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ex Steve SmaJe collection. Joe Budd photo...albite, 12 cm, Telirio mine near Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. Gold, 8 cm, St. Johns,...14.5 cm, Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. Pyromorphite, 12...mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. 12 Supplement to The
Report (issue)
Spodumene, elbaite, amblygonite, columbite, cassiterite, topaz, beryl, micas. Distribution: At Ro·zn¶a...Hazaribagh, Bihar. From the Virgem da Lapa pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Name: From the Greek lepidos
Journal (issue)
by R. J. King Famous mineral localities: The Virgem da Lapa Pegmatities .................................crystal, 7 cm tall, from the Virgem da Lapa district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sorbonne collec­ tion, photo...January-February, 1982 famous mineral localities: J/irqem da Lapa I pegmatites peamc by J. P. Cassedanne Instituto...University of Rio de Janeiro & C.N.Pq. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Jack Lowell Colorado Gem and Mineral Company...a small pegmatite area in northeast­ ern Minas Gerais, Brazil, began to produce uncommonly fine specimens
Journal (issue)
mine, Minas Gérais, Brazil. See 'The location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil' on...location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil Jacques P. Cassedanne, Dr. Sc. *, and Maurice Roditi...tourmaline is the 'Eastern pegmatitic province' of Minas Gerais. One general and three detailed maps of specific...Tourmaline, pegmatite, eluvial deposits, gem mining, Brazil © Gemmological Association and Gem Testing Laboratory...the most remarkable coloured gemstones mined in Brazil where, erroneously, for a long time it was marketed
Journal (issue)
from Minas Gerais, an 8-inch by 1 1/2-inch, doubly terminated, gemmy green elbaite also from Minas Gerais...blue-green, 5.5 cm toll) from near Ouro Prefo, Minos Gerais Brazil. See M.R. 2, 10. Figure 2, righf. Vivianife...yellow, 4.2 by 3 cm) from near Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Linopolis, although not on most maps, is...cm tall) probably from near Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. See M.R. 2, 10. Figure 14, left. Scorodife...Quartz, var. asteriated Rose (pink, 6.3 cm) from Brazil, cut in Idor-Oberstein. Normally lapidary items
Book
1982 Jules Roger Sauer ” Foreword For years Brazil has been the major producer of colored stones in...metamorphic rocks, the variety of gem deposits in Brazil is almost infinite. In addition to the mineral...assemblage one might expect from pegmatite dikes, Brazil also produces a very significant output of diamonds...written in English, and beautifully illustrated. “Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones’, by Jules Roger Sauer,...Century. The book is a showcase ofthe best from Brazil and it makes a handsome evocation of what is beautiful
Catalog/List
lx2 inch Boa Vista Pegmatite, Doce Valley Minas Gerais Brazil £35 2. SCHOLZITE rich white intergrown and...about 8 mm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 11. LEPIDOLlTE pure mass of...tubes or epimorphs) Toca da Onca Mine, Virgem da lapa, Minas Gerais Brazil £35 12. HOLMQUISTlTE grey-black...variety of Muscovite) green mass, attractive Minas Gerais Brazil 2x4 £7 135. MOUGHTON WHETSTONE, an attractive...96 ■ BAHIANITE Paramirim, Agua Qucntc. 13ahia. Brazil Good coverage or white micros on Basalt Pale brown
Report (issue)
(AOO) TIN RESOURCES OP BRAZIL by Max G. White CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT .......................................... 8 Principal producers of tin in Brazil. .......... 8 Exports, imports and consumption...deposits ................ 11 Geologic setting of cassiterite deposits ...... 12 Production, reserves, and...and resources potential. ... 14 Minaa Gerais. ....................... 16 Location of deposits ................... 16 Geologic setting of cassiterite deposits ...... 16 Production, reserves, and resources
Catalog/List
overall size small 2x3 inches Brumado, Bahia , Brazil £60 • 16. BERYLLONITE good translucent to transparent...about 8 mm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 17. MESOLITE rich white finely...tubes or epimorphs) Toca da Onca Mine, Virgem da lapa, Minas Gerais Brazil £50 22. FERRJALLANITE Ce dark...across Alto do Giz, Equador Rio Grande do Norte Brazil Al., Ta 3 0 13 (OH) white FLUORESCENCE short wave...grained Lepidolite matrix. Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil 3x 1.5 inches £35 64. HYDROMAGNESITE white
Book
MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA © 2009 - CARLOS CORNEJO...Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio. Photograph taken...photographs: "Parafba" tourmaline (25 x 6 mm), Sao Jose da Batalha, Parafba. Courtesy of Bruno and Rolando Gioia...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 Cassiterite Downloaded by [University of Saskatchewan Library]...2012 CiNOVEC, CZECH REPUBLIC This classic cassiterite specimen is from Cinovec, Czech Republic, much...wide and consists of an aggregate of dark brown cassiterite crystals to 3.5 cm attractively placed on a matrix...acquisition of a good suite of cassiterite within the scope of most collectors. Cassiterite has been known for centuries...Julius Caesar. Tin, presumably derived from cassiterite, was used by the Chinese even earlier, with their
Report (issue)
Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil Max and Jon Sigerman collection Robert Weldon...Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St. Anne's Mine JAN KANIS 60. Brazil: The Land of Topaz DIETMAR SCHWARZ 68. Topaz from...locality in Brazil (Sinkankas, 1981). Two gemmy crystals from the Te6filo Ot6ni region in Minas Gerais, Brazil...three huge specimens from Te6filo Ot6ni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, that are housed at the Smithsonian Institution...Topaz and quartz, 2.7 cm tall; Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Kiyoshi Kiikuni collection and photo Lower
Book
crandallite from the Alto Benedeto pegmatite, Parai'ba, Brazil (by J.P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto) 22: 183-185 ALTO...Burian goyazite from [Alto Bernardino, Paraiba,] Brazil (by J. S. White, Jr.) 12:379 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE...prospect, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:405-408 --with J.P. Cassedanne: Crystallized rose quanz from Alto da Pitora...Pitora, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:409-412 --with J. P. Cassedanne: The Jaguara~u pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil...and platinum from C6rrego Born Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Brazil 23:471-474 AMARGOSA DESERT Hydroboracite
Journal (issue)
Pegmatites, Limoeiro Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas Gerais, Brazil, Michael A. Menzies...Specimen: Elbaite from the Cruzeiro Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil: At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles...72.5 cm, Limoeiro mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara<;uar district, Minas Gerais, Brazil; private collection, Jeff...Heliodor, 5.5 x 14.2 cm, Minas Gerais, Brazil; B: Topaz, 8 x 10.5 cm, Minas Gerais, Brazil; C: Aquamarine, 6...6.5 x 14.1 cm, Pioneer mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; D: Elbaite, 8.9 cm high, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The EBPP is situated mainly in the State of Minas Gerais, but encompasses also parts of the States of...Manuel Teixeira da Costa, Instituto de GeocieÃncias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. AntoÃnio...AntoÃnio Carlos 6277, 31 000 Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil the context of emerald mineralization, but seem to be...Argentina, (2) the north-eastern or Borborema in Brazil, and (3) the Eastern Brazilian. A description of...Pegmatite Province of Brazil and their geochemistry have been studied by Beurlen (1995) and Da Silva et al. (1995)
Book
a giant, 660-pound amethyst geode f rom Minas Gerais, Brazil. Unearthed in December of 1990, it was acquired...specimens of crystallized gold from California and Brazil. The Exxon Hall of Minerals highlights recent acquisitions...deposit was discovered in the Brazilian jungles of Minas Gerais in 1 834. Mining there eventually reached a...crystal from near Arusha, in che same region. I' Cassiterite, tin oxide, occurs in good crystals at only a...piece is the Jonas mine near ltariaia in Minas Gerais, Brazil, renowned for the larg­ est and finest tourmaline
 
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