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Andes, Santa Cruz Department
Bolivian Pantanal
Anahi ametrine mine (bolivianite)
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ametrine, citrine (purchases in Santa Cruz de la Sierra; no site collecting).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the world's only commercial source of natural ametrine, a remote hard-rock mine near Laguna La Gaiba on the Brazilian border
Wikipedia's ametrine article confirms nearly all commercial ametrine comes from this single Bolivian mine; mine-gate coordinates are approximate, the district is not publicly mapped
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Pantanal heatBoat and airstrip access only, tropical disease precautions
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