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Minas Gerais

Caraí pegmatite district

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine, feldspar.

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

Why this spot

Pegmatite town between Padre Paraíso and Novo Cruzeiro, part of the Jequitinhonha gem belt

Municipality appears repeatedly in pegmatite province mapping and dealer provenance.

Before you go

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