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Minas Gerais

Itacambira quartz garimpos

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rock crystal diggings in Espinhaço quartzite around a colonial hill town

Quartz producing municipality documented in Minas crystal trade records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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