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Puebla
Tecali de Herrera onyx (Mexican onyx/travertine)
Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Amber
MarblesAlso reported: green.
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Why this spot
Quaternary travertine/marble onyx
Classic source of carved 'Mexican onyx' (a banded calcite, not true chalcedony onyx).
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