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Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte

Parelhas, Brazil

Gem locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Paraíba tourmaline / pegmatites

Documented Borborema pegmatites (Mina da Batalha area) producing cuprian tourmaline.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Underground workings, heat

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