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Espírito Santo

Itaguaçu aquamarine district

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine.

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

Why this spot

Pegmatites in gneiss hills that produced notable aquamarine crystals through the 20th century

Documented Espírito Santo pegmatite locality in mineralogical records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

steep ground

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