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Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil

Gem locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: lepidolite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: tourmaline pegmatite mine

Cruzeiro is a world-class documented tourmaline mine near São José da Safira.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep underground workings

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