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Queensland
Mount Isa Cloncurry amethyst country
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Quartz and amethyst veins in Proterozoic rocks between Mount Isa and Cloncurry, long picked over by locals
Noted in northwest Queensland lapidary club guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
heat, remoteness
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.