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Nordstrandite in Bauxite Derived from Phonolite, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Nordstrandite from Lages represents the first occurrence of this mineral in an oxisoil that does not involve the influence of a calcareous substrate. This is also the first reported occurrence in Brazil. Nordstrandite occurs near the city of Lages only in the weathered bedrock facies, mostly where the circulation of meteoric water is restricted. There is also a close association between nordstrandite and the weathering of modified pseudoleucite structures. The interaction of meteoric water and feldspathic alkaline country rock with uncommon texture and mineralogy (rich in nepheline, sodalite, nosean, analcime and natrolite) promotes the development of solutions enriched in alkaline ions with basic pH, necessary to form nordstrandite. A detailed study by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy in natural or chemically leached samples was performed to identify the Al(OH)3 polymorphs of gibbsite and nordstrandite.

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    Norberto Dani & Milton Luiz Laquintinie Formoso

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Dani, N., Formoso, M.L.L., Decarreau, A. et al. Nordstrandite in Bauxite Derived from Phonolite, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Clays Clay Miner. 49, 216–226 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.2001.0490304

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