Cana Brava chrysotile mine, Minaçu

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and minerals

Also reported: chrysotile in serpentinite, magnetite.

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

Why this spot

One of the largest chrysotile asbestos pits in the world, worked since 1967

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.