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Rio Grande do Sul

Rodeio Bonito amethyst mines

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GeodesGeodes
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0), Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Basalt hosted amethyst geode adits in the Alto Uruguai belt next to Ametista do Sul

Producing municipality documented in Rio Grande do Sul geode mining surveys.

Before you go

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underground workings

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