Brazil
South America, 8,515,767 km²
Capital: Brasília
7 specimens in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species, found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
  • Minas Gerais (general) Minas Gerais
    World's most diverse gem state, Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Topaz, Emerald
  • Governador Valadares Minas Gerais
    Imperial Topaz (Ouro Preto), Aquamarine, Chrysoberyl
  • Bahia (Paraíba deposits) Paraíba endemic
    Paraíba Tourmaline, copper-bearing, electric blue
  • Brumado Bahia
    Magnesite, Brucite, Talc, exceptional crystals
  • Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
    Paraíba Tourmaline, Kunzite
  • Pedra Azul Minas Gerais
    Aquamarine, giant crystals up to 110 kg
Notable locality    Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
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Translucent white calcite crystals on green matrix from Brazil with reflection.
Calcite
Translucent white dolomite with pink internal inclusions from Brazil with reflection.
Dolomite
Olive green fluorapatite on white albite from Brazil with mirror reflection.
Fluorapatite on Albite
Black metallic ilmenite with green titanite displaying a vertical reflection.
Ilmenite with Titanite
Blue bladed kyanite crystal cluster from Brazil with mirror reflection.
Kyanite
Pale purple amethyst crystal with internal phantom growth from Brazil.
Quartz “Amethystine”
Pink tourmaline crystals on white bladed cleavelandite with mirror reflection.
Tourmaline & Cleavelandite