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Padre Paraiso chrysoberyl (Minas)

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: alexandrite, aquamarine.

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

Why this spot

Precambrian pegmatite

Chrysoberyl and alexandrite from the Padre Paraiso pegmatites

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