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Jade - Sweetwater / Granite Mountains (Wyoming nephrite)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Wyoming nephrite jade (apple-green to black).

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

Why this spot

Precambrian

Wyoming state gemstone; jade fields around Jeffrey City.

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