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West, Washington
Hansen Creek WA
Snoqualmie quartz digs
Crystal locality Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: hillside quartz crystal diggings on Humpback Mountain an hour from Seattle, the state's best known public crystal site
Water-clear terminated quartz and pale amethyst finds documented by Rock Seeker, RareGoldNuggets and a dedicated site guide
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Steep loose slopesHidden pits and undermined trees, rolling rocks from diggers above, no cell service
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