The People

The Undergrads

Laura Elliott, Kimberly Kelsey, Robert Kern, Janessa Link

 

The Graduate Students

Javier Favela, Davin Malasarn, Sarah Miller, Juile O'Leary, Ryan Petterson, David Shuster, Eh Tan

 

The Caltech Faculty

George Rossman, Ken Farley

 

Our Host

Paulo Vasconcelos

 

People who helped

The Professors in Ouro Preto, the guide at the Ecology Center in Manaus, our river guide in Manaus, our jungle ranger in Carajas, Fernando from Natal University

 

Miners

Carlos of BMR who took us through the iron mines near Itabirito in Minas Gerais, Jamie of the Capão Topaz Mine, the owner and workers at the small topaz Mine, Jose of the CVRD in Carajas who guided us through the iron and gold mines, and both the owner of the aquamarine mine in Cerea, and the workers at the beryl mines, as well.

 

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