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West, Nevada
Royston district, Tonopah NV
Turquoise
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: The Royston turquoise district near Tonopah produces prized blue-green turquoise with brown matrix; the working mine runs dig days..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
turquoise
Documented rockhounding locality.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote or mine groundShafts, heat and weather
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