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Virgem da Lapa pegmatites

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Morganite, aquamarine, kunzite, brazilianite.

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

Why this spot

Precambrian pegmatite

Virgem da Lapa is noted for morganite and brazilianite

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