AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Limonite pseudomorphs after Childrenite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 49367 |
Mineral: | Limonite pseudomorphs after Childrenite |
Locality: | Córrego Frio Mine, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Brown limonite pseudomorphs after thin prismatic childrenite crystals to 60 mm long with pointed terminations. The childrenite crystallized first, then altered atom by atom to limonite, maintaining the original shape of the childrenite crystals. |
Overall Size: | 6x3.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 30-60 mm pseudos |
Archived: | For reference only |
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