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Minas Gerais
Minas Novas chrysoberyl gravels
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Colonial era gem washings on the Fanado and Itamarandiba drainages, famous for chrysoberyl since the 1700s
One of the oldest documented chrysoberyl sources in gemological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river currents
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.