Mineral Stones - (Fazenda de Pedras Ornamentais) -
247 acres size - (100 hectares)
The best quality quartz crystals in the world - Minas de Quartzo. It has got the folloing stones: SEMI -TRANSPARENT WITH MORE INCLUSIONS; Iron Mines (Minas de Ferro); Granite Mines (Minas de Granito)
The stones are there as in a mineral rock , all along the way in different colours, all weights, transparent to milky white.
Important note: Brazil is the world’s second country in productive capacity of ornamental stones, coming behind Italy only. Brazilian production of granite blocks represents 10% of world’s total. Within this context, the State of Espírito Santo is responsible for 50% of the national slabs production, presenting 724 officially constituted companies. Among the 1310 gangsaws operating in Brazil, 812 are installed in Espirito Santo - representing 62% of the brazilian total.
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