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Brazil, Pará
Serra Pelada, Brazil
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos 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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