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Breyite from
SĂŁo Luis river alluvials, JuĂ­na, Mato Grosso, Brazil


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Breyite, etc.

SĂŁo Luis river alluvials, JuĂ­na, Mato Grosso, Brazil
04724640017755553708989.jpg
Breyite, etc.

SĂŁo Luis river alluvials, JuĂ­na, Mato Grosso, Brazil
04724640017755553708989.jpg
Breyite, etc.

SĂŁo Luis river alluvials, JuĂ­na, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Locality type:Alluvials
Classification
Species:Breyite
Formula:Ca3Si3O9
Comments:May be walstromite or perovskite.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Perovskite1
Graphite1
Diamond1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Breyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view SĂŁo Luis river alluvials, JuĂ­na, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:876696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:876696:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Breyite
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘSorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
References
Zedgenizov, D. A., Shatskiy, A., Ragozin, A. L., Kagi, H., Shatsky, V. S. (2014) Merwinite in diamond from SĂŁo Luiz, Brazil: A new mineral of the Ca-rich mantle environment. American Mineralogist, 99 (2-3). 547-550 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4767
Brenker, Frank E., Nestola, Fabrizio, Brenker, Lion, Peruzzo, Luca, Harris, Jeffrey W. (2021) Origin, properties, and structure of breyite: The second most abundant mineral inclusion in super-deep diamonds. American Mineralogist, 106 (1). 38-43 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7513
 
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