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Bastite from
Fazenda Bonfim deposit, Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Serpentine Subgroup var: Bastite
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bastite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fazenda Bonfim deposit, Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1487664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1487664:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Santiago, Judiron Santos, Souza, Valmir da Silva, Filgueiras, Bernardo de Carvalho, JimÃĐnez, Federico Alberto Cuadros (2018) Emerald from the Fazenda Bonfim Deposit, northeastern Brazil: chemical, fluid inclusions and oxygen isotope data. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 48 (3) 457-472 doi:10.1590/2317-4889201820170130
Santiago, Judiron Santos, Souza, Valmir da Silva, Dantas, Elton Luiz, Oliveira, Claudinei Gouveia de (2019) Ediacaran emerald mineralization in Northeastern Brazil: the case of the Fazenda Bonfim Deposit. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 49 (4). e20190081 doi:10.1590/2317-4889201920190081
 
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