Explore / North America / Mexico
Mexico, México
Teotihuacan / Otumba obsidian, State of Mexico
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Black, gray-banded and mahogany obsidian nodules.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Quaternary rhyolitic volcanism
Ancient Mesoamerican obsidian source region.
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