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Guatemala, Chimaltenango

San Martín Jilotepeque Obsidian, Guatemala

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: obsidian.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: obsidian source

Documented Mesoamerican obsidian source region.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Sharp glass, terrain

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