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Tenente Ananias, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tenente Ananias | Municipality |
| Rio Grande do Norte | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Gem mining area, geological map at http://www.sintec.rn.gov.br/Mapas/Gemas/gemas_extremo_sw.htm [Link dead May 2019]
Sauer (1982) incorrectly places the locality in Paraíba.
Sauer (1982) incorrectly places the locality in Paraíba.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' References: |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| ⓘ | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Microcline var. Amazonite | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Perthite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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| GeoNames ID: | 6320248 |
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Localities in this Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Tenente Ananias
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Borborema ProvinceShield
- Brazilian ShieldShield
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