Sardinia
Osilo amethyst veins
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Agates and jasperPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Teerui (Public domain).
Why this spot
Amethyst-lined fissures in Miocene andesites around Osilo, dug by collectors for decades
Osilo amethyst is a staple of Italian collector literature and shows.
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