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Amethyst Mine Panorama, Ontario

Gem locality Inferred from historyLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Proterozoic amethyst veins

Largest commercial amethyst fee-dig operation near Thunder Bay, widely documented.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Sun exposure, uneven pit

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