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El Progreso

Río El Tambor jade beds

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Jadeite boulders.

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

Why this spot

Motagua-fault jadeite river boulders

Jadeite (including rare blue/black)

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River terrain, heat

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