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Tecali onyx quarries
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: banded onyx travertine, alabaster.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Banded travertine onyx quarried since prehispanic times and carved in Tecali workshops
Famous Mexican onyx source documented in lapidary and archaeological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry faces
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