A gem mine in a pegmatite, famous for its rubellite. A single pocket yielded gem crystals now valued at about $50 million, including three of the world’s top five specimens. In the early 1990's, another pocket yielded large reddish muscovite crystals to several cms across, on albite.
Safira pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province
References:
- Rocks & Min.:58:23, 59:276 & 63:41;
- Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., and Horn, A.H. (2000): Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita 35, 638-655.
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Map Reference: 19°11'54"S , 41°26'37"W
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Mineral List:6 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.
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