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Brazil, Minas Gerais
Taquaral (Mendes Pimentel), Brazil
Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: brazilianite, muscovite, apatite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: brazilianite type area
Córrego Frio / Taquaral pegmatite is the documented type source of gem brazilianite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Pits
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