BR Gemstones found here: Brazil
54 deposits listed · 26 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Ametista do Sul Geode Belt · amethyst
World amethyst capital: basalt lava-tube geodes up to cathedral size are mined by shaft here and in neighboring Iraí. Pale-violet …
Batalha Neon Fields · paraiba-tourmaline
São José da Batalha's sludge-filled veins yielded electric turquoise tourmaline discovered 1989 by Heitor Barbosa against all geol…
Jequitinhonha Andalusite Fields · andalusite
Brazil supplies nearly all gem andalusite from Jequitinhonha gravels — pleochroic green-red stones cut cleanly despite tricky orie…
Ouro Preto Imperial Fields · imperial-topaz
Sherry-gold imperial topaz occurs nowhere else in quantity: colonial Ouro Preto baroque churches even wear topaz roof tiles. The C…
Pederneira & Jonas Tourmaline Pockets · tourmaline
Itinga-Aracuaí pocket pegmatites produce the full rainbow: watermelon slices, chrome greens and giant rubellite — Pederneira remai…
Santa Maria de Itabira · aquamarine
The 1910 discovery here defined the finest deep-blue hue now called "Santa Maria" grade — the Serra da Mangabeira mines still yiel…
Soledade Agate Fields · agate
Basalt vesicle fields around Soledade ship thousands of tons of blue lace, moss and banded agate yearly — the volume heart of worl…
Urucum Jonas Mine · morganite
The Jonas mine produced history's largest rubellite and morganite pockets — the 1978 "Jonas blushing-pink" beryls reached meter-sc…
Belmont Mine · emerald
Itabirito's family-run Belmont pioneered traceable Brazilian emerald with blockchain provenance since 2017; stones show yellowish-…
Capelinha Titanite District · sphene
Jequitinhonha valley district and principal source of fine yellow-green facetable titanite gems and sharp wedge-shaped crystals.…
Carnaíba Emerald Mines · emerald
Bahia's most productive emerald district since 1963 - the 1996 Carnaíba find triggered Brazil's emerald export boom.…
Chapada Diamantina · diamond
Bahia's plateau diamond province mined since 1844 - carbonado and classic stones from Lençóis gravels that fueled Brazil's second …
Cruzeiro Mine Sao Jose da Safira · tourmaline
One of Minas Gerais' most productive tourmaline pegmatites since the late 1960s, famed for royal-blue indicolite as well as fine a…
Galileia Pink Pegmatites · rose-quartz
The Doce river pegmatites produce rare transparent rose quartz facetable into pink gems — most world rose quartz is opaque massive…
Hematita-Novo Oriente Fields · alexandrite
The 1987 Hematita discovery flooded the market with fine Brazilian cat's-eye alexandrite; pockets exhausted within years — today N…
Jequitinhonha Crystal Belt · rock-crystal
Brazil supplies most world clear quartz; Jequitinhonha valley garimpos yield laser-clear singles up to metric sizes feeding both g…
Novo Horizonte Rutilated Fields · rutilated-quartz
Bahia's Chapada Diamantina pegmatites produce the finest golden rutile needles — "Venus hair" spheres and stars cut from Novo Hori…
Pedro II Fire Opal Fields · fire-opal
Brazilian sertão sandstones host seam fire opal — Pedro II fields supply stable orange-red material that resists crazing better th…
Teofilo Otoni Mucuri Valley · heliodor
The eastern Minas Gerais pegmatite province around Teofilo Otoni is the world's principal producer of golden beryl — the heliodor …
Coronel Murta Watermelon Fields · tourmaline
Jequitinhonha river gravels yield sliceable watermelon tourmaline crystals — the affordable heart of the watermelon market.…
Jequitinhonha Cat's Eyes · chrysoberyl
Brazilian honey-yellow chrysoberyl cat's eyes from Capelinha-area pegmatites dominate the affordable eye market with sharp rays up…
Montezuma Prasiolite · prasiolite
Montezuma amethyst heated within basalt turns mint-green naturally — Brazil supplies nearly all trade prasiolite ("green amethyst"…
Mulungu Copper Mines · paraiba-tourmaline
Bahia's copper tourmaline discovery (2001) briefly challenged Paraíba exclusivity — slightly greener neon stones from Mulungu and …
Ramina Mine Minas Novas · spessartine
Ramina's pockets grow orange-red spessartine with morganite companions — Brazilian mandarin material anchors mid-market faceting w…
Urucum Kunzite Pocket · kunzite
The Urucum mine's spodumene chambers also grew museum kunzite — Brazilian lilac crystals anchor most major collection displays.…