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Alexandrite locality of Teafilo Otoni
Alexandrites are mined sporadically in the Malacacheta. Cat's-eye chrysoberyl is readily available at Teofilo Otoni, albeit in very small sizes, mostly under 0.5 ct. Alexandrites are available, if you search hard enough -- also in smaller sizes. One excelhttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_minas_gerais_teofilo_otoni.html
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Alexandrite locality of Itaitinga Mine
Itaitinga mine located near Hematita, 16 km northeast of Belmont. This alluvial deposit produces an average of five kilograms per day, which yields about 250 carats per month of faceted alexandrite. The mechanized mining and sorting operation employs overhttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_minas_gerais_itabira_itaitinga_mine.html
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Alexandrite locality of Hematita
The Hematita mine in Brazil has been touted as producing the finest known alexandrite, but there are very few high quality Brazilian alexandrites from Hematita on market. A new person has taken over the old Hematita mine and they are mining deeper into thhttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_minas_gerais_hematita.html
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Alexandrite locality of Esmeraldas de Ferros
The second largest (after Hematita) occurrence of alexandrite lies in Esmeraldas de Ferros. The area in very rugged and difficult to access. Mining is under primitive and dangerous conditions. Deposits of larger alexandrite are common although the majorithttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_minas_gerais_ferros_esmeraldas_de_ferros.html
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Alexandrite locality of Novo Cruzeiro
Novo Cruzeiro located in one of the poorest areas of Minas Gerais state in the northeastern region, has a population of 35,000, who live mainly in rural areas. This area was industrialized 30 years ago, but transition areas with rural characteristics pershttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_minas_gerais_aracuai_novo_cruzeiro.html
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Alexandrite locality of Serra Dourada
The primary fluid inclusions host in alexandrite from Serra Dourada granitic Massif are colorless f. Secondary fluid inclusions are monophase and two-phase, colorless and belong to the system H2O-NaCl. The microthermometric data indicate that the fluids thttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_goias_minacu_serra_dourada.html
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Alexandrite locality of Carnaiba mine
Biotite-phlogopite-schist and phlogopite-talc-schist which contain emerald and alexandrite lie near veins in tectonic zones within the ultramafics. Alexandrites are rare and usually low quality, although in the past few years some very excellent specimenshttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_bahia_pindobacu_carnaiba_mine.html
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Alexandrite locality of Caraiba mine
The Upper Curaca River Valley, characterized by an unremitting flat, low-relief terrain, is situated in a semi-arid tropical ecosystem known as the Caatinga, which has xerophytic vegetation and very shallow residual soils. The Caraiba deposit is a Paleoprhttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_brazil_bahia_curaca_river_valley_caraiba_mine.html
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Alexandrite locality of Dowerin
One of only four recorded occurrences of alexandrite chrysoberyl in Australia occurs near Dowerin, Western Australia. Known since 1930, the deposit was the first recorded in Australia and has yielded many small alexandrite crystals. Recent re-working of thttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_australia_western_australia_dowerin.html
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Alexandrite locality of Izumrudnye Kopi
Izumrudnye Kopi alexandrite deposit location -- at Alexandrite gemstone buyer and collectors guidehttp://www.alexandrite.net/localities/alexandrite_locality_russia_malyshevskoye_deposit.html
