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Spectrum Sunstone Mine

Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Deep red and bicolor sunstone.

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

Why this spot

Miocene-Pliocene

High-grade schiller sunstone fee-dig operation.

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