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Bahia
Braúna kimberlite mine, Nordestina
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamond in kimberlite, ilmenite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
South Americas first kimberlite hosted diamond mine, opened 2016 on the São Francisco craton
Documented in modern diamond mining literature.
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