Provenite

Charcas

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23.1261° N, 101.1128° W · ± 10 km

Citrine from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Citrine

Citrine at Charcas

Amber-coloured citrine crystal knob from Charcas, San Luis Potosí, 6.5 cm.
Amber-coloured citrine crystal knob from Charcas, San Luis Potosí, 6.5 cm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the amber citrine crystal knob from Charcas.
Second view of the amber citrine crystal knob from Charcas.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Thumbnail-size gemmy yellow citrine crystal from Charcas, 2.4 cm.
Thumbnail-size gemmy yellow citrine crystal from Charcas, 2.4 cm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
SiO₂
Morphology
Knob of robust crystals; also small gemmy single crystals
Typical size
Small cabinet specimen about 6.5 cm; thumbnails about 2.4 cm
Color / luster
Amber to yellow, gemmy and lustrous

Sources: SRC-461 SRC-454

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Geology of the locality

Region
San Luis Potosí
Country
Mexico

Town-level position from Wikipedia; the individual mine that produced the citrine is not named in the photo description.

Sources: SRC-454

Sources

  1. SRC-454 · Website
    Charcas, San Luis PotosíWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-461 · Website
    File:Quartz-mz117a.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons

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