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Michoacan, Michoacán
Zinaparo obsidian source
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: obsidian.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Obsidian flows of the Zinaparo-Prieto domes quarried in prehispanic times
Documented source in Mesoamerican obsidian sourcing studies.
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