Brazils Gem Stones and Mining History

From the Global Village Travel Guide and DVD, Brazil. Stock footage available from Transcript: THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS IS SO LITTERED WITH CRYSTAL, SPARKLING ORES AND SEMIPRECIOUS STONES THAT THE LAND IS ALMOST ALWAYS SMOLDERING AS A RESULT OF SUN STARTED FIRES. HERE THE EARTH S CRUST HAS BLOSSOMED, YIELDING BEAUTIFUL CLUSTER S OF EVERY IMAGINABLE TYPE OF NATURAL ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE UNUSUAL CR br, br,