| Locality type: | Diggings |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Amethyst associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Quadratite | 2 photos of Amethyst associated with Quadratite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Chalcedony | 1 photo of Amethyst associated with Chalcedony at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (100 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 42434 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:42434:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 928a30c6-3422-4291-8d2f-bf1642c429bc |
| Localities for Amethyst in this Region |
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| Amatitlán Mine, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Margarita Mine, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Mina La Sorpressa, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Palo Verde mine, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Rayas Mine, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Valenciana Mine, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 76.2km (47.4 miles) | ⓘRemedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico |
| 76.3km (47.4 miles) | ⓘGuerrero I Mine, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico |
| 87.8km (54.6 miles) | ⓘTehuilotepec, Sultepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 2. Large (5-foot-tall) pair of matched amethyst geode halves, from Artigas, Uruguay, mechanically...the Intrepid Potash East mine, Eddy County, New Mexico. Mark Pospisil specimen. Figure 16 (below). Beryl...crystals! There is also a 5-foot giant geode full of amethyst quartz and calcite that can be opened and closed...of a man in the famous Cave of Giants at Naica, Mexico. He talks about his experience in the cave while...electric-blue azurite and malachite plates from Milpillas, Mexico, ca. 2010. Just as every mineral has a story, so |  | | Journal (issue) | | his reach into other countries including China, Mexico and Colombia. His fledgling dealership grew so...January–February, 2024 presents the Definitive Guerrero AMETHYST Text by Alan Hart, Crystal Suh, and Daniel...antiquity, and amethyst, the violet to purple variety of quartz, is its most prized variation. Amethyst is one...minerals known. Archaeologists have discovered amethyst good luck charms, seals, and beads in Egypt made...Countless myths and legends have been forged around amethyst as it was popularly thought to protect people |  | | Catalog/List | | an original painting by JD Miller. • The Guerrero Amethyst that graced the cover of the book on the Miguel...American Mineral Treasure. • An extremely large Amethyst “Jewel Box” that looks like a deep purple “Mickey...astonishing Amethyst parure, with a truly modern twist, and cut from highly unusual “hourglass” Amethyst. Please...PM CT 33 73034 AMETHYST Amatitlán, Mun. de Zumpango del Rio, Guerrero, Mexico This radiating group...Romero Collection dates from that last big find at Amatitlán. It shows classic form, with deep purple basal |  | | Catalog/List | | Chondrite (Type III) Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico (26° 58’N, 105° 19’W) Witnessed Fall: February...Chondrite (Type III) Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico (26° 58’N, 105° 19’W) Witnessed Fall: February...system. The Allende ireball fell over Chihuahua, Mexico in 1969 providing a large amount of material for...Meteorite Ordinary Chondrite (H4) Wilton Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada (52°59.76’N, 109°50.89’W)... 72062 Amethyst Sphere Stone Source: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil This incredibly large Amethyst sphere |  | | Catalog/List | | early 1900’s; a Stephanite from Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico, possibly the worlds inest, according to people...know and covet such things; and his treasured Amethyst “Skunks.” Those are just some of the many exceptional...and Canada and started acquiring specimens from Mexico and, shortly, from the rest of the world. In his...........................................36 New Mexico .............................................................................................80 Mexico .............................................. |
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Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico