Moraesite

 

 

Origin: Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Bell Pit, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Radiating aggegates of white moraesite crystals as crusts or individual aggregates on granite matrix

Origin: Eitzing, Waldkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

Sample size: 1 x 4 cm

 

  

White spheroidal masses of tiny crystals covering roscherite.

Origin: Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Sample size: 4.5 x 4.5 cm

 

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Origin: Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Carlos Barbosa Collection

Sample size: 4 x 2 x 2.5 cm

 

  

Several very nice, snow white sprays to about 0.8 mm in muscovite and altered beryl matrix.

Origin: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm

 

  

 

  

 

  

One of the few, rare beryllium phosphates - moraesite - formed on a decayed beryl crystal. The moraesite occurs as fine, hair-like crystals to 1 mm as random bunches and radial tufts to 1 mm.

Origin: Pomaroli mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 4 x 2 x 2 cm (top), 5 x 4 x 3 cm (2nd row), 5 x 4 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ex. Kidwell collection

Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm

 

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Origin: Pomarolli mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Ex. Alessandro Genazzani collection

Sample size: 3 x 1 x 1.5 cm (top/2nd row), 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm (3rd/bottom row)

 

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