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Dufrénite from
Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dufrénite
Formula:Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Comments:in feldspar cavities
Habit:Thin botryoidal coatings
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dufrénite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44226
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44226:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dufrénite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘSapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Córrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
SILVEIRA, Luiz Antônio Gomes; Chaves, Mário Luiz de Sá Carneiro; Krambrock, Klaus; Menezes Filho, Luiz Alberto Dias; Brandão, Paulo Roberto Gomes; Scholz, Ricardo; COSTA, Michele Aparecida Flores (2014) Ocorrência, contexto mineralógico e quı́mica mineral da brazilianita e seus depósitos em Minas Gerais. Geosciences= Geociências, 33 (3). 378-392
 
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