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Zunyite from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil

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Zunyite in colorless, tetrahedral crystals on a 5.8-cm quartz crystal from the Pomba mine, Brumado. Luiz Menezes collection, now in the MM Gerdau — Museu das Minas e do Metal in Belo Horizonte. Andrea Carla Ferreira photo.

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SpeciesZunyiteQuartz
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityBrazil, Bahia, Brumado
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 57 2 page 263
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Luiz Menezes

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Brumado
Brumado, Brazil — renowned magnesite district in Serra das Éguas, yielding glassy magnesite rhombs and tourmalines; a key collector locality with rare minerals.