Minas Gerais, Brazil - Site Photo Gallery

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1984: down right you can see a mine entrance
	Marambaia, Caraí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Two garimpeiros worked here in the forest for Aquamarines (the workplace is on the right side on the photo). In this mine I collected a clear large 20 cm Smoky Quartz with numerous very small Tourmalines on the surface. Photo taken 1984
© Kuno Stoeckli	Photo ID: 219495    View Count: 218
1984: Perfect workplace, search for Aquamarine
	Marambaia, Caraí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil My first days on the claims in Marambaia in July 1984 (see also extraLapis 40 "Brasilien" page 38)
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1984: Washing alluvial material, looking for Aquamarine
	Marambaia, Caraí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil My first visit in the Marambaia mine in July 1984 (see also extraLapis 40 "Brasilien" page 40)
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1987: Claim on the island in the Jequitinonha river
	Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Old photo from a visit on this interesting island, famous for beautyful cristalized Rose Quartz and other spectacular minerals Photo taken July 1987
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1987: Lavra da Ilha: Hard work for top specimens
	Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil The Claim was very busy in 1987. Men looking for Rose Quartz and other spectacular specimens Photo taken July 1987
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1987: Looking for Diamonds in the Jequitinonha river
	Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Search for Diamonds in the Jequitinonha river (region Mendanha/Diamantina) Photo taken July 1987
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1987: Looking for Tourmalines near Taquaral
	Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Here near Taquaral the Tourmalines are in hard matrix Photo taken July 1987
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1987: New activity in an old mine
	Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil The hope for new discoverys on a famous place in Laranjeiras Photo taken July 1987
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1987: Work on the old famous Lavra da Ilha
	Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil This place was very famous for excellent Rose Quartz specimens and other minerals Photo taken July 1987
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200 m tunnel in Marambaia Brazil
	Marambaia, Caraí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Locality: Mata Fria near Marambaia Photo taken January 14, 2009 inside a very comfortable 200 m tunnel (with branching), just a few days after a discovery of some aquamarines in carving quality An other photo shows the entry
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