Top 10 Gemstones Found in Brazil

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The Top Ten
1 Aquamarine

90% of aquamarine in the world is mined in Brazil

2 Topaz

Brazil is the largest source of imperial topaz in the world and imperial topaz is the most valued topaz (the image shows it)

3 Emerald
4 Chrysoberyl

The image even shows a great specimen from Brazil - a rough chrysoberyl crystal.

Chrysoberyl is the 3rd hardest gemstone after diamond and sapphire, with hardness at 8.5 out of 10. Not to mention that chrysoberyl can form a "cat's eye" - something that chrysoberyl does best among all the gems.

5 Watermelon Tourmaline

It's bi-colored Tourmaline with red and green zones in one single crystal. It really looks like a watermelon

6 Paraiba Tourmaline
7 Spinel

Mohs scale hardness - 8/10 (very good)

8 Morganite
9 Tourmaline

Almost every color of tourmaline can be found in Brazil.

10 Amethyst
The Contenders
11 Rubellite

(aka Rubellite Tourmaline)
Rubellite is the pink to red variety of Tourmaline

12 Rose Quartz
13 Brazilianite

It's pretty soft though 5.5/10

14 Black Diamond / Carbonado / Carbonado Diamond