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Brazil, Pará

Serra Pelada, Brazil

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: historic gold rush site

Famous documented 1980s gold rush site in the Carajás region.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Flooded open pit, unstable ground

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