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Minas Gerais
Piteiras emerald mine
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: emerald, phlogopite schist.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Schist hosted emerald deposit in the Itabira and Nova Era belt, developed in the 2000s
Documented emerald producer in gemological literature on the Itabira belt.
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