 | | Journal (issue) | | Capelinha! L L The Mineralogical Record MAY–JUNE 2022 • VOLUME 53 • NUMBER 3 • $30 Wayne & Dona...Articles Capelinha: Titanite and epidote deposits of the Capelinha Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil .........and epidote on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection; Tom...w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International proudly invites...2022 CAPELINHA TITANITE AND EPIDOTE DEPOSITS OF THE CAPELINHA REGION, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Andrea Bartorelli1 |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | ltatiaia, Conseilheiro Pena, Governador Valadares, Brazil (Roger Titeux collection, France) 4 inches. Above:...Bahia, Brazil (Yves Gillet collection, France) 1.2 inches. Preceding pages: A Tourmaline, Minas Gerais...Gerais, Brazil (4.2 inches) B Tourmaline, Queen Mine, San Diego County, California (8 inches) C Garnet, hessonite...state constitutes emery. Only color distinguishes aquamarine, a semi-precious stone, from emerald, which is...order to extract the gems. Such was the case in Brazil with diamonds; it is still used in the deposits |  | | 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...da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection (I had to buy many unwanted...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Brazil in 1785. Dana (1892) gives the locality as the mining district of Villa Rica in Minas Gerais...gold”), Figure 2. Euclase, 2.4 cm tall, Ouro Preto, Brazil. Luiz Menezes specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. 544 ...Jeff Scovil photo. which was the capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 to 1897. Today, Ouro Preto is a city...single crystals. Granitic pegmatite localities in Minas Gerais mentioned by Cornejo and Bartorelli (2010) and...welldocumented euclase producers include Bocaiuva, Capelinha, Conselheiro Pena, Fazenda Cachoeira in Santa |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Exploration, Occurrence, and Aquamarine Deposits Keith Proctor...News Book Reviews ABOUT THE COVER: Most of the aquamarine on the world gem market has come from the rich...the northeastern section of the state of Minas Gemis, Brazil. The history of gem exploration and m i n...and the geology and occurrence of the famous aquamarine deposits in particular, are discussedin the article...by Keith Proctor in this issue. The 898-grain aquamarine crystal on the cover, which is 13.8 cm high x |  | | Book (volume) | | Tourmaline with Quartz) Sao Jose de Batalha, Paraiba, Brazil, 65 (with “Faden” Quartz) Toyee, near Wana, Waziristan...Maharashtra, India, 44 Aquamarine Pioniera Mine, Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 15 Shigar, Northern...Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 48, 55 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Morganite, Emerald) Calcite 884 Mine, near Leiping...Canada, 29 Hematite (on Magnesite) Brumado, Bahia, Brazil, 27 N’Chwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Cape Prov., S....Amethyst, Rose Quartz) (Scepter) Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 52 (Smoky Quartz Gwindel) Col des Cristaux |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 183-187, 1980 Euclasefrom Santa do Encoberto,Minas Gerais,Brazil GroRGro GnazreNr AND GroLJ Gurol Istituto...Transparenteuclasefrom Santado Encoberto,Minas Gerais, Brazil, was studiedwith regard to optical properties...mineralogical area of Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil was once thought to be limited to a few...23005/9)were creditedto Ouro Preto, state of Minas Gerais,Brazll. The shapeand orientation of the cavities...in a ghost qtartz, embedded in rock-crystal from Brazil, is describedby Eppler (1963).The inclusionsconsistof |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles 708 Coloured Stone Mining and Trade in Brazil: A Brief History and Current Status By Aurélien...Collection V. L. Villani photo p. 758 Cover Photo: Brazil is the source of a variety of coloured stones,...7.99 ct amethyst, 3.29 ct tourmaline, 2.40 ct aquamarine, 1.12 ct Imperial topaz and 4.84 ct golden beryl...Mong Long, gems such as tourmaline (Figure 4d), aquamarine, spessartine, quartz, topaz, zircon and phenakite...pegmatites are a source of beautiful ‘sky’ blue aquamarine crystals. Six tourmaline samples from Mong Pai |  | | Journal (issue) | | yellow component is merely bleached and the blue aquamarine remains (K. Nassau, Gems & Gemology, Vol. 16...heating of sapphires with the heat treatment of aquamarine, for which no tests exist. Geuda stones have...the comparison with heating beryl to produce aquamarine is indeed inappropriate. Only by becoming aware...to be alert. Unlike the heat-treatment used on aquamarine, it is often possible to detect the heat or diffusion...mention a few: the growth tubes running through an aquamarine parallel to the c-axis (the so-called 'rain') |  | | Journal (issue) | | January-February, 2011 MARCO AMAB I LI BERYL (variety aquamarine) with muscovite, 14.5 cm, from Dassu, Shigar...cm, from near Galileia, Rio Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Roberto Appiani photo. IIEMATITE with... from the Santa Rosa mine, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical... 2011 31 TIZIANO BONISOLI BERYL (variety aquamarine), 9.5-cm doubly terminated crystals from the...(variety aquamarine) 13.3-cm doubly terminated scepter from the Medina mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Jeff |  | | Journal (issue) | | and other ore deposits, also found a number of aquamarine, heliodor, topaz and tourmaline occurrences in...(1999 to present). Pink quartz, Pitorra mine, Brazil Nomenclature of Quartz Color Variations— Pink...the origin of the pink color of the crystals from Brazil is related to a trace amount of phosphorus in the...childrenite with the pink quartz crystals from Brazil. It is proposed, based on this information, that...January-Fehruary, 2001 The Ice Dragon” Aquamarine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 22.5 cm, Acq.,1999. I | v’ 1 |  | | Book | | BARTORELLI ::• . . .. MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA ©...Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio. Photograph taken...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...Precious stones - Brazil I. Bartorelli, Andrea. II. Title. 09-10025 Cover photograph: Crystal of brazilianite |  | | Journal (issue) | | page 258. Inside back cover: (left colurnn) Aquamarine-Glenn & Janis Rising collection, page 218; Ruby-Michael...gwindel-Brent Lockhart collection, page 175; Aquamarine-Wally Mann collection, page 193. (rniddle colurnn)...later shifted his focus to Mexico, and traveled to Brazil, irnporting !arge Supplement to The Mineralogical...Brumado mine, Brumado, Serra das Eguas, Bahia, Brazil. Don and Laura Aaron photo. 12 Supplement to...Spodumene, 9.5 cm, from Resplendor, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Malachite with |  | | Journal (issue) | | from Brazil shows chatoyancy caused by flat hollow channels. Four-rayed star aquamarine from Brazil has...the c-axis. A tourmaline-quartz combination from Brazil has an iridescent chatoyancy Grey orthoclase moonstone...directions of a perfect cleavage. 451 Keywords: aquamarine, chatoyancy, moonstone, rhodochrosite, stars...cat's-eye from Brazil A very unusual example of a cat's-eye was purchased in Brazil by the author in...measuring Figure 1: Chatoyant pale blue topaz from Brazil weighing 152.15 ct. Photo by J. Hyrsl. 32.94 x |  | | 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...and muscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:405-408 --with J.P. Cassedanne: Crystallized...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 |  | | Catalog/List | | Compared to the output of place such as Afghanistan or Brazil, the production from Elba is relatively small....59 BRAZIL 73060 TOPAZ var. IMPERIAL TOPAZ Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil This specimen...var. ROSE QUARTZ Galiléia, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Here is a cockscomb arrangement of Rose... 73062 AQUAMARINE & MUSCOVITE Itatiaia mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil This rather...rather sizable, pale blue-green Aquamarine measures 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) across and 1.18 inches (3.0 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Branco claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ken Donn photo. Calcite with cuprite (chalcotrichite)...Jesse LaPlante photo. Andradite, 2.5 cm, from Las Minas, Veracruz, Mexico (no. 1085). Acquired in January...Sapo mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. 38 Supplement to The...biotite schist matrix, 26 cm, from Northern Bahia, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical...E. Seaman Mineral Museum; Jeff Scovil photo. Aquamarine crystal, 5 cm, from the Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan |  | | Journal (issue) | | pegmatites of the lepidolitic subtype, whereas aquamarine occurs predominantly in the pegmatites of the...carbonates, and separate aquamarine crystals. Specimens of perfect aquamarine, from bright blue to dark...mineralivorobyevite with semitransparent areas zation. Aquamarine is the most wideare found in the Mika pegmatite...and are i n association separate cavities with aquamarine were with rubellite, lepidolite, m o r i o n...graphic forms of the crystals. Maximum Pale blue aquamarine with defectless sizes of the crystals are 4 x |  | | Journal (issue) | | black tourma line. These are very fine ma\rix aquamarine specimens; prices are S850 \o $6.500. and are...He had one cabinet size specimen in which the aquamarine was in a cavity and con\ac\ed on both ends, but...about 5 inches long. These are from Capelinha. Minas Gerais. Brazil. Also new are brazilianites in clus...These are from Corrego Frio, near Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil. There also were some new acanthite crystals...Esmeralda, 534. Be lo Ho rizonte - 304 10 -080. Brazil. phone 03 1-37 1- 1574) ha new muscov ites with |  | | Journal (issue) | | thumbnail and miniature-sized. But it was Minas Gerais, Brazil which turned out the two new discoveries...anatase/rutile from the fertile pegmatites of Minas Gerais-take the helvite first. In March 2003, a 3 x...Penha do Norte district, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The new anatase/rutile specimens offered...alluvial deposit in the Cuiaba district, Gouveia, Minas Gerais. At Costa Mesa Luiz had about 50 of the loose...(to my knowledge, or Luiz's) from any locality in Brazil or elsewhere. A few Russian dealers were in attendance |  | | Journal (issue) | | a n d Peter C. Keller Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: The Tourmalines of the Governador Valadares...Summer 1985 85 GEM P E G m T I T E S OF MINAS G E M S , BRAZIL: THE T O U R W L I N E S OF THE G O V E...around the city of Araquai, i n northeastern Minas Gerais, and discussed 20 important mines in that area...tourmaline mines i n s o ~ ~ ~ h e a s t eMinas rn Gerais, in the broad area surrounding the gemstone capital...Institute of America 86 Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais A lthough hundreds of mines in the broad region |  | | Journal (issue) | | Collector—Part II Fify-nine treasure hunts in Minas Gerais, 1969–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 by...Schumacher, once bought a fine Klein Spitzkoppe aquamarine crystal from Zell, but that’s all we’ve heard...field mineralogist for the Manhattan Project in Brazil in 1941, and served in the Army Signal Corp in...Collector—Part 2: Fifty-Nine Treasure Hunts in Minas Gerais, 1969–2005 Guido Steger Nestroystrasse 15 2700...been visiting mines and mineral occurrences in Brazil for 36 years, and has seen many now-famous discoveries |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralien-Welt 1/2012 Messe-Reportage graublauer Aquamarine aus einem Pegmatit südlich Karibib erstehen....brasilianische und kolumbianische Smaragde sowie Aquamarine und Tansanite, die Paul Wild zeigte. Die Fa....in Joaquim Felicio, nördlich von Corinto in Minas Gerais, Brasilien, gefunden.Auf den ersten Blick sehen...Interessant: grünliche Epidot-Kristalle von capelinha, Minas Gerais/Brasilien, deren Oberflächen - möglicherweise...EpidotEinschlüssen wurde im August 2005 bei Capelinha in Minas Gerais, Brasilien, gefunden.Am interessantesten |  | | Book (edition) | | Llallagua, Bolivia; and from Morro Velho Mines, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 31 SULFIDES AND SULFOSALTS Name:...Binnatal. Splendid crystals at Cerrado Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 10X Rutile ( Long reddish- brown crystals...Bourg at Binnatal d’Oisons, crystals at Minas Gerais, Brazil. and France. St. Gotthard,~ Gem quality... England. Also at Minas Gerais, yellow clustered aggregates. 74 St. Just, Brazil, as Cornwall, orange-...crystals at Morro Velho gold mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; many at Camborne, Redruth, and St. Austell |
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