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

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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
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Emerald
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
    Site Photo
    Carnaiba Mine, Pindobaçu, Campo Formoso District, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Chrysoberyl
    var: Alexandrite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Carnaiba Mine, Pindobaçu, Campo Formoso District, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Lepidocrocite
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Margarite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
    Site Photo
    Carnaiba Mine, Pindobaçu, Campo Formoso District, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    © Martins da Pedra
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Phenakite
    Be
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Rhodonite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Emeralds of the World English extraLapis Vol. 2 2002 pp24-35 ]


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