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Boyaca, Boyacá
Chivor emerald
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Fine emerald, sometimes bluer-green than Muzo, in vein systems..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Hydrothermal in black shale
Historic Colombian emerald mine dating to pre-colonial times.
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