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New Mexico
Kilbourne Hole, NM
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: peridot (olivine), volcanic bombs, xenoliths.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: gem olivine (peridot) in mantle xenoliths within volcanic bombs, a maar crater
Nationally known volcanic maar and peridot-xenolith locality, a National Natural Landmark documented by BLM.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
RemoteNo services, unexploded ordnance warnings in region, heat
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