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Minas Gerais
Teofilo Otoni aquamarine district
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Aquamarine, morganite, heliodor.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Precambrian pegmatite
Center of the aquamarine trade for northeastern Minas Gerais
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