| 1. | One of the hydrogen in brazilianite splits to make a fifth hydrogen.
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| 2. | Gem minerals include amethyst, chrysoberyl, brazilianite, topaz and quartz.
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| 3. | There are many substitution possibilities in the brazilianite formula.
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| 4. | The color of brazilianite ranges from dark yellow-green to a pale yellow.
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| 5. | Brazilianite has been described from other granite pegmatites in Brazil and the United States.
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| 6. | Brazilianite also found with tourmaline and feldspar.
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| 7. | The two phosphorus atoms in brazilianite are coordinated in a tetrahedral with four oxygen atoms each.
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| 8. | One noted deposit of brazilianite is in the surroundings of Conselheiro Pena, in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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| 9. | Brazilianite has a vitreous luster, has a white streak, and the mineral is translucent to transparent.
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| 10. | The sequence of mineral formation in New Hampshire was quartz, brazilianite, apatite, whitlockite, and quartz.
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