Arqueana claim

Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

A small claim producing fine gemmy specimens of elbaite and fluor-elbaite.

I believe Arqueana refers to the company Arqueana de Minerios E Metais Ltda, a mining concern that held numerous mineral claims in Minas Gerais.

Unfortunately I have no further information on the locale, although mindat shows a rough location and several specimen photographs from the site.

 

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