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Sr-gorceixite, a weathering product in rich iron ores from the Córrego do Feijão Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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A sulfate-bearing Sr-Ba phosphate (Sr-gorceixite) formed by supergene alteration in rich iron ores from Minas Gerais, Brazil, has been studied by means of microprobe techniques. Analytical data and the structural formula are presented.

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  1. Institut für Mineralogie und Mineralische Rohstoffe der Technischen Universität Clausthal, Adolf-Roemer-Str. 2A, D-3392, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

    Wania Greiffo, Klaus Herrmann, Georg Müller & Karl W. Strauss

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Greiffo, W., Herrmann, K., Müller, G. et al. Sr-gorceixite, a weathering product in rich iron ores from the Córrego do Feijão Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 87, 418–419 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00381298

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