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TrĂȘs Cruzes farm, TripuĂ­, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazili
Regional Level Types
TrĂȘs Cruzes farmFarm
TripuĂ­Village
Ouro PretoCity
Minas GeraisState
BrazilCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 23' 4'' South , 43° 32' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-20.38468,-43.54342
GRN:
S14W29
Type:
Farm
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ouro Preto63,678 (2012)4.1km
Mariana45,236 (2012)13.3km
Ouro Branco26,687 (2014)22.1km
Itabirito39,452 (2012)30.6km
Congonhas48,819 (2014)35.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
194953
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194953:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fazenda TrĂȘs Cruzes, Tripuhy
Other Languages:
Portuguese:
Fazenda TrĂȘs Cruzes, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil


The type locality for hydroxycalcioroméite. See comment on messageboard: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-579013.html

Isolated hydroxycalcioroméite crystals occur in alluvial sands originating from mica schists.

Currently part of the Estação Ecológica do Tripuí.

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9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Derbylite
Formula: Fe3+4Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
ⓘ HydroxycalcioromĂ©ite (TL)
Formula: (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Tripuhyite
Formula: Fe3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTripuhyite4.DB.05Fe3+Sb5+O4
ⓘHydroxycalcioromĂ©ite (TL)4.DH.20(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
ⓘDerbylite4.JB.55Fe3+4Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DerbyliteFe43+Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
Hⓘ HydroxycalcioromĂ©ite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ DerbyliteFe43+Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
Oⓘ HydroxycalcioromĂ©ite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TripuhyiteFe3+Sb5+O4
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ HydroxycalcioromĂ©ite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ DerbyliteFe43+Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
Tiⓘ HydroxycalcioromĂ©ite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ DerbyliteFe43+Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
Feⓘ TripuhyiteFe3+Sb5+O4
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ DerbyliteFe43+Ti3Sb3+O13(OH)
Sbⓘ HydroxycalcioromĂ©ite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
Sbⓘ TripuhyiteFe3+Sb5+O4
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Brazil
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Hussak, E., Prior, G. T. (1895) Lewisite and Zirkelite, Two New Brazilian Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 11 (50) 80-88 doi:10.1180/minmag.1895.011.50.05
Brugger, J., Gieré, R., Graeser, Stefan, Meisser, Nicolas (1997) The crystal chemistry of roméite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 127 (1) 136-146 doi:10.1007/s004100050271
Lopes, Gerson, Atencio, Daniel, Ellena, Javier, Andrade, Marcelo (2021) Roméite-group minerals review: New crystal chemical and Raman data of fluorcalcioroméite and hydroxycalcioroméite. Minerals, 11 (12) 1409 doi:10.3390/min11121409
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