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Minas Gerais

Padre Paraiso pegmatites

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Aquamarine, morganite, kunzite.

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

Why this spot

Precambrian pegmatite

Pegmatite town in the northeastern gem belt

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