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Cabaçaco (Cabassaco) claim, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

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A miner offers a good lot of Quartz cristals

Cabaçaco (Cabassaco) claim, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

A very interesting lot of new mined Quartz cristals in the mine Cabaçaco near Diamantina
Photo Taken November 2004
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 218536    View Count: 155

Quartz mines in the dark very old precambrian rocks

Cabaçaco (Cabassaco) claim, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

It is a big contrast between the black old precambrian rocks and the clear sandy dumps, where Quartz cristals are found
Photo taken November 2004
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 218529    View Count: 90

View of a Quartz cristal mining place

Cabaçaco (Cabassaco) claim, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Here beautyfull and some times very long Quartz cristals are found
Photo taken November 2004
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 218531    View Count: 132

Women also works hard for Quartz cristals

Cabaçaco (Cabassaco) claim, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

"A preta" in her hole searching for Quartz cristals
Photo taken November 2004
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 218534    View Count: 96
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