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Carnaiba Mine, Pindobaçu, Campo Formoso District, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

The mica schists of Carnaiba, discovered in the 1960s, may contain the most extensive emerald deposits in the world. The largest cut emerald (86,136 carats) was found in Carnaiba in August 1974.





Mineral List:
Actinolite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Allanite'
'Apatite'
Beryl
var: Emerald

Calcite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysoberyl
var: Alexandrite

Dolomite
Fluorite
Goethite
'K Feldspar'
Lepidocrocite
Margarite
Molybdenite
Muscovite
Phenakite
Phlogopite
Quartz
Rhodonite
Rutile
Scheelite
Talc
'Tourmaline'


26 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.

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