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West, Colorado

Mount Antero CO

Aquamarine

Gem locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine, phenakite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: aquamarine, phenakite

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Above 13000 ft, lightning, altitude, claims
Serious risk.

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