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Gaidonnayite from
Prefeitura quarry, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Gaidonnayite | |
| Formula: | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O | |
| Comments: | crystals to 3 and 4 mm are very large for species. | |
| Habit: | Twinned orthorhombic prisms | |
| Colour: | yellow, green white | |
| Luminescent properties: | bright green | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Raman Spectroscopy | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Analcime | 10 | |
| Burbankite | 10 | |
| Natrolite | 8 | |
| Ilmenite | 7 | |
| Fluorite | 3 | |
| Chlorite Group | 2 | |
| Ankerite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gaidonnayite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Prefeitura quarry, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 475696 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:475696:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Gaidonnayite | ||
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘPedra Balão outcrops, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘBortolan quarry, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| References | ||
Prefeitura quarry, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil