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Azul Macaubas
Quartzite · Brazil
Brazil
Bahia · Itaju / Boquira / Brumado
-13.53°, -41.29° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
One of the rare ornamental stones whose blue is mineral pigment.
Selection & use
Verify dumortierite distribution, fissures and usable sequence.
Backlit features, islands and walls
Demand a petrographic identity and lot-specific testing.
Geology & trade names
Dumortierite-bearing metamorphic quartzite
Azul Macaubas · Blue Macaubas
Azul Macaúbas is the Brazilian name; Blue Macaubas is its direct English market rendering. Accent marks are commonly dropped in U.S. and Canadian inventory systems.