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Ruifrancoite (IMA 2005-061a), Meurigite, Albite, Muscovite from Sapucaia Mine, 50 km E-SE of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Type Locality for Ruifrancoite)

 
Ruifrancoite (IMA 2005-061a), Meurigite, Albite, Muscovite from Sapucaia Mine, 50 km E-SE of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Type Locality for Ruifrancoite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 39580
Mineral:Ruifrancoite (IMA 2005-061a), Meurigite, Albite, Muscovite
Locality:Sapucaia Mine, 50 km E-SE of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Type Locality for Ruifrancoite)
Description:Spherical rosettes 0.5 mm diameter of brown ruifrancoite crystals on platy colorless albite crystals with yellow muscovite mica crystals. Several muscovite crystal groups have hemispherical meurigite crystal groups up to 0.1 mm diameter.
Overall Size:32x22x12 mm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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