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Brazil, Bahia
Carnaíba, Brazil
Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: emerald, molybdenite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: emerald district
Carnaíba is a documented Bahian emerald mining district on mindat.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Underground garimpo shafts
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