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Minas Gerais
Medina pegmatite district
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: aquamarine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Pegmatite swarm along the BR-116 corridor south of Pedra Azul, worked by garimpeiros for beryl and tourmaline
Documented in surveys of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable pits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.