Although morganite is rarer than aquamarine, large cut stones are readily available on today’s market ... Most of the morganite on the market comes from pegmatite mines in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

These crystals, grown in Russia since the late 1980s and similar in color to natural alexandrites from the Hematita deposit in Minas Gerais, Brazil, were formed using a direct melt gradient technique.

Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 people dead, rescue services in Minas Gerais ...