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Southwest, New Mexico

Pecos Valley NM

Pecos diamonds

Crystal locality Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Pecos diamonds (quartz)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine groundShafts, heat and weather
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