I’ve posted some beautiful specimens in the new Brazil Update (click here). These include gorgeous spessartine crystals (one from a rare locality), dravite crystals, blue topaz, rutile and hematite roses, among others.

Spessartine, Quixada, Goais, Brazil – 6.6 cm
From the collection of Jeff Rondello, acquired from Cal Graeber

Spessartine
Navegadora Mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.3 cm

Spessartine
Navegadora Mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.4 cm

Fluorapatite, Sapo mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.2 cm

Topaz, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 5.2 cm

Quartz, var. rose quartz, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 5.2 cm

Quartz, var. rose quartz, Jenipapo Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 4.4 cm

Hematite, Coluna Mine, Miguel Burnier District,
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 5.6 cm

Hematite, Coluna Mine, Miguel Burnier District, Ouro Preto,
Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.2 cm

Hematite, Coluna Mine, Miguel Burnier District, Ouro Preto,
Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.4 cm

Uvite, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil – 2 cm crystal

Uvite, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil – 1.3 cm crystal

Eosphorite and zanazziite on quartz, Ilha Claim, Taquaral, Itinga,
Minas Gerais, Brazil – 4.3 cm

Dravite Tourmaline, Serra Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil – 3.4 cm