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Kilbourne Hole peridot, New Mexico

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Olivine (peridot) in basalt bombs at the volcanic maar.

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

Why this spot

Quaternary maar

Peridot bombs south of Las Cruces.

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