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Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

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1987: Claim on the island in the Jequitinonha river

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Old photo from a visit on this interesting island, famous for beautyful cristalized Rose Quartz and other spectacular minerals
Photo taken July 1987
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 216780    View Count: 74

1987: Lavra da Ilha: Hard work for top specimens

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

The Claim was very busy in 1987. Men looking for Rose Quartz and other spectacular specimens
Photo taken July 1987
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 216779    View Count: 93

1987: Looking for Tourmalines near Taquaral

Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Here near Taquaral the Tourmalines are in hard matrix
Photo taken July 1987
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 216777    View Count: 76

1987: Work on the old famous Lavra da Ilha

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

This place was very famous for excellent Rose Quartz specimens and other minerals
Photo taken July 1987
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 216778    View Count: 66

a gallery

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

A gallery of the mine "Ponte de Piauì"
look the little root on the linings of the tunnel
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 260416    View Count: 18

a gallery of the mine

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

one of the gallery
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 260413    View Count: 19

a shaft of the mine

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

one of the shaft of the mine of green tormalin
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 260411    View Count: 10

Main adits and open cut

Urubu mine (Vulture mine; Uruba mine), Monte Belo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

A circa 2000 photograph showing the main adits and open cut made along the Urubu pegmatite during mining operations for tourmaline gemstones. Urubu mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Courtesy Amilcar Afghouni.
 © 2000 Amilcar AfghouniPhoto ID: 141059    View Count: 184

my friens to the mine access

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

my friens to the mine access
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 260414    View Count: 31

one of the mine access

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

one of the mine access in October 2009
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 260415    View Count: 15
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