Explore / North America / Mexico
Mexico, Hidalgo
Sierra de las Navajas, Hidalgo
Aztec green obsidian source
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: eyes-only: ancient mine depressions, obsidian debitage.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the Pachuca green-gold obsidian source, mined for 2,000+ years by Teotihuacan, Toltec and Aztec miners, the most important obsidian deposit in Mesoamerica
The Sierra de las Navajas / Cerro de las Navajas obsidian source and its prehispanic mines are extensively documented in the archaeological record
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High elevation forest near 3000 m, unmarked ancient mine pits and shafts hidden in the woods
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