EMERALD MINING IN BRAZIL II

The pictures in the following presentation are © 1997J. Wolf Kuehn and cannot be retrieved by any means.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Dalton A. Canelhas and the owner of Itagem for their support and hospitality.


[ Emerald Mining in Brazil I ] [ Emerald Mining in Brazil II ]

bra08Visit to the second mine. Going down in the elevator.

bra09Emerald veins become visible as the elevator descends.

bra10The emeralds are found in a Biototic (compost shale, mainly by Biotite) layer.

bra11The author with fellow underground visitors.

bra12Trucks carry the extracted material to the processing area.

bra13The processing plant.

bra14Emeralds from the Nova Era.

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