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Minas Gerais
Serra da Canastra diamond gravels
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamond.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Headwater gravels of the São Francisco long worked for diamonds outside the national park boundary
Documented garimpo history around Vargem Bonita and São Roque de Minas.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
cold streams
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.