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UND-QG9Lefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6 , Roscherite ? Ca2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O , Gormanite ? (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Field of View: 4.2 mm

tiny Brown Lefontite xls with yellow Roscherite xls on Gormanite xls
In Coll. M. Slama
Canon EOS 600D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 31 Images using Zerene Stacker (Pmax)
Copyright: © Martin Slama      Photo ID: 731015     Uploaded by: Martin Slama   Approval date: 2016-02-09   View Count: 584   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 5184 x 3456 pixels (17.9 Mpix)

EAW-CX7Lefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Largest Crystal Size: 13 mm

In Coll. M. Slama.
The specimen was bought from Jaroslav Hyršl; several crystals of a lot had been analysed and confirmed as lefontite.

Canon EOS 600D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 17 Images using Zerene Stacker (Pmax)
Copyright: © Martin Slama      Photo ID: 782756     Uploaded by: Martin Slama   Approval date: 2016-11-04   View Count: 474   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 3456 x 4848 pixels (16.8 Mpix)

XVG-NF3Lefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Field of View: 5.7 mm

Brown aggregate of the new mineral Lefontite IMA2014-075
photo Germano Fretti
collection Luigi Chiappino
Photo ID: 686475     Uploaded by: Luigi Chiappino   Approval date: 2015-05-30   View Count: 610   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 1890 x 1390 pixels (2.6 Mpix)

WQR-853Lefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Field of View: 600 μm

Status: extremely RARE mineral.

It's a type-mineral from Brazil, described by the Chinese geophysics Hexiong Yang and collaborators, in 2015 (YANG, H. et al. Mineralogical Magazine, v. 21, n. 1, pp. 169-175, 2015), in 2015.

SEM image of lefontite holotype (RRUFF Project R140428). SEM + coupled EDS - this methodology was used to identify the microstructure and chemistry of lefontite.

Reproduction authorized by H. Yang of the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Photography: Hexiong Yang (RRUFF Project).
Copyright: © Daniel Atencio      Photo ID: 1687046     Uploaded by: Paulo Neves   Approval date: 2026-04-14   View Count: 29   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 935 x 731 pixels (0.7 Mpix)

J1R-1HQLefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Largest Crystal Size: 12 mm

Single red-brown, striated crystal of lefontite without matrix.
Purchased from Soenke Stolze in 2016.
Copyright: © Andrew Hodgson      Photo ID: 1189725     Uploaded by: Andrew Hodgson   Approval date: 2022-01-14   View Count: 95   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 2296 x 1683 pixels (3.9 Mpix)

4T7-EETLefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6 , Gormanite ? (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 13 mm x 6.2 mm x 5 mm

Lefontite brown clusters in greenish Gormanite cluster.
Collected 2003.
Photo ID: 1121893     Uploaded by: Edson Ferreira dos Santos   Approval date: 2021-02-12   View Count: 239   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 2536 x 1728 pixels (4.4 Mpix)

F5Y-462Lefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 30 mm x 5 mm x 3 mm

Lefontite from João Teodoro Claim, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Copyright: © Knut Eldjarn      Photo ID: 1355924     Uploaded by: Knut Eldjarn   Approval date: 2024-02-25   View Count: 95   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 3028 x 2400 pixels (7.3 Mpix)

7L7-XUTLefontite Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6

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João Teodoro claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 15 mm x 7 mm x 5 mm

Lefontite from João Teodoro Claim, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Copyright: © Knut Eldjarn      Photo ID: 1355929     Uploaded by: Knut Eldjarn   Approval date: 2024-02-25   View Count: 92   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 3548 x 2752 pixels (9.8 Mpix)
 
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