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El Mármol onyx quarries

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Onyx.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Historic Baja onyx (travertine) quarries

Banded Baja onyx

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote desert

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