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Minas Gerais
São Tomé das Letras quartzite quarries
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
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
Plateau town built of flagstone quartzite, with quartz crystal pockets found in active quarries
Quarry district and its quartz finds are widely known in Brazilian collector circles.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry faces, machinery
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