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Argentina, Salta

Cerro Blanco Onyx, Argentina

Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: travertine/onyx marble

Documented decorative onyx-marble (travertine) quarries in northwestern Argentina.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Quarry faces

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