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Mexico, Sonora
Sonora Turquoise (Cananea/Nacozari area)
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: turquoise, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: turquoise in porphyry copper zones
Turquoise associated with Sonoran porphyry copper deposits is documented; specific sources approximate.View source →
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