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Picuí pegmatite district

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: tantalite.

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

Why this spot

Seridó belt pegmatites mined for beryl, tantalite and gem tourmaline

Documented municipality of the Borborema Pegmatite Province.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

unstable pits

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