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Las Vigas amethyst mines

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Piedra Parada / Las Vigas amethyst-scepter district

Source of prized Vera Cruz amethyst scepters

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Steep rhyolite terrain

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