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Rio Grande do Sul
Ametista do Sul amethyst geode mines
Crystal locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
GeodesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Cretaceous Parana basalt vugs
Basalt-hosted amethyst geodes mined underground; town built on the trade
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