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Bortolanite

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Description
Locality: 
Bortolan Quarry, Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Pale brown bortolanite from the Bortolan quarry, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bortolanite

Formula: 
Ca2(Ca1.5Zr0.5)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5
Colour: 
Pale-yellow to brown
Type Locality: 
Bortolan Quarry, Poços de Caldas, Poços de Caldas alkaline complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil