A very rich group of small crystals of Hureaulite, well defined and of excellent color, very deep, and lustrous, partially coated by dark small crystals of Correianevesite and on a matrix very rich in Rockbridgeite. A recent study of the crystals from the Cigana Mine that in 2006 were identified as Reddingite has shown the discovery of the rare species Correianevesite. So, the old Reddingite from Cigana must be renamed as Correianevesite, being Cigana Mine, at Galiléia, the type locality. We’ll send a copy of the analysis of the original “Reddingite” to the buyer.
Cigana Mine (Jocão Mine), Conselheiro Pena, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais Brazil (08-09/2006)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.9 × 4.2 cm = 2.28” × 1.54” × 1.65”
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