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Jacobina quartz & gold district

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Serra de Jacobina conglomerate belt

Rock crystal quartz; historic gold

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old workings

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