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Frederico Westphalen amethyst mines

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GeodesGeodes

Also reported: gypsum inclusions.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous basalt vugs

Part of the northern RS amethyst belt

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