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Minas Gerais
Ferruginha / Santa Maria de Itabira
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Santa Maria aquamarine (deep blue), a benchmark color.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Precambrian pegmatite / hydrothermal
Source of Santa Maria aquamarine, the deep-blue benchmark
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