Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Brazilianite whose name derives from its country of origin Brazil is a typically yellow-green phosphate mineral most commonly found in phosphate-rich pegmatites.It occurs in the form of perfect crystals grouped in druses in pegmatites and is often of precious-stone quality. One noted deposit of brazilianite is in the surroundings of Conselheiro Pena in Minas Gerais Brazil.Some of these are found on leaves of muscovite with their strong silvery glitter ingrown in their parent rock.