Microtextural, spectroscopic, and chemical characterization of amazonite from the Serra Branca Pegmatite, Northeastern Brazil

Microtextural, spectroscopic, and chemical characterization of amazonite from the Serra Branca Pegmatite, Northeastern Brazil

Abstract The Serra Branca pegmatite in northeastern Brazil is unique because of its megacrysts of bluish-green amazonite currently exploited for ornamental purposes and as high-quality gemstones. Here we analyze microtextural, spectroscopic, and geochemical data on specimens from two magmatic genera...

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Main Authors: Glenda Lira Santos, Sandra de Brito Barreto, Igor Manoel Belo de Albuquerque e Souza, José Ferreira de Araújo Neto, Luis Sanchéz-Muñoz, Lauro Cézar Montefalco de Lira Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia 2022-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Geology
Subjects:
Serra Branca amazonite pegmatite
anorogenic pegmatite
twin evolution
spectroscopy
geochemistry
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