Topaz And Quartz Miners In Brazil
by Bettmann
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Topaz And Quartz Miners In Brazil
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) 3/11/65 Cristalina, Brazil: "A small army of treasure-hunters digs for quartz and topaz in the wilderness of Brazil's Goias State, on the 500,000 square-foot hacienda of 41 year old merchant Odilon Viera here March 7th. Unable to sell his barren patch of land. Viera sent two of his laborers to dig for water. Failing to find water, they nevertheless, came upon a rich vein of quartz and topaz. March 2nd. In the past nine days, a small army of treasure-hunters has extracted about half a million dollars worth of the semiprecious rock from Vierra's once worthless land. The owner gets 10 per cent of the take and is willing to wait for payment."
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May 12th, 2020
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