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Keem, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Latitude: 53°58'15"N
Longitude: 10°11'27"W
Depression by roadside, overlooking Keem Strand. Has been systematically excavated, including by mechanical digger, to provide specimens for sale to tourists. Much of what is offerred locally nowadays is actually South American!
Very little can be found nowadays and collecting is more or less prohibited but amethyst may still be found if one is willing to shift tonnes of overburden.

ITM 456278 804609

References

Barry Flannery (personal observation

Mineral List

Quartz
var: Amethyst
Quartz
var: Ferruginous Quartz

var: Milky Quartz
Quartz
var: Rose Quartz

var: Smoky Quartz


6 entries listed. 1 valid mineral.

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