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Brazil, Minas Gerais
São José da Safira, Brazil
Gem locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: morganite, lepidolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: tourmaline/morganite pegmatites
Home of famous Cruzeiro and Golconda pegmatites documented on mindat.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Deep pegmatite workings
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