THE PERCIO DE MORAES BRANCO COLLECTION OF RARE MINERALS OF THE UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL (ULBRA)
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<p align="justify"> The Mineral Collection of the Lutheran University of Brazil is one of the most valuable mineral collections of the South American Continent and consists of approximately 500 cataloged minerals, of which about 200 can be classified as rare or very rare. The majority of them are present in paragenesis with other minerals in the form of euhedric, subhedric, and anhedric crystals. The minerals come from different mineralogic provinces, including Denmark, the United States of America, Canada, Italy, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Slovenia, Germany, Algeria, England, and others. The Collection is organized in mineralogical classes with the exception of meteorites, organic compounds, and mineraloids and is found on permanent display and open to visitors in the Laboratory of Mineralogy, Building I, Central Campus of ULBRA in Canoas, RS, Brazil. </p>
<p align="justify"> The Mineral Collection of the Lutheran University of Brazil is one of the most valuable mineral collections of the South American Continent and consists of approximately 500 cataloged minerals, of which about 200 can be classified as rare or very rare. The majority of them are present in paragenesis with other minerals in the form of euhedric, subhedric, and anhedric crystals. The minerals come from different mineralogic provinces, including Denmark, the United States of America, Canada, Italy, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Slovenia, Germany, Algeria, England, and others. The Collection is organized in mineralogical classes with the exception of meteorites, organic compounds, and mineraloids and is found on permanent display and open to visitors in the Laboratory of Mineralogy, Building I, Central Campus of ULBRA in Canoas, RS, Brazil. </p>
DOI: 10.48141/SBJCHEM.v5.n5.1997.52_1997.pdf
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