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Novo Horizonte rutilated quartz

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold

Also reported: hematite roses.

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

Why this spot

Hydrothermal in quartzite

Novo Horizonte is a top source of golden rutilated quartz

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