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Lake County CA

'diamonds'

Crystal locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Lake County 'diamonds' are naturally faceted.

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

Why this spot

quartz (Lake County diamonds)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine groundShafts, heat and weather
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