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Brazil, Minas Gerais
Governador Valadares, MG
Pegmatite gem district
Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: aquamarine, brazilianite, mica-book specimens; eyes-only at working pegmatites.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Doce valley mica and gem pegmatite center since the 1940s, home of the Golconda mine and the Brazil Gem Show
Wikipedia (en and pt) documents mica and beryl mining, the gem trade (80 percent of exports), the historic Golconda mine and the annual Brazil Gem Show
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Ibituruna summit road is steep
mine areas have open cuts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.