AR Gemstones found here: Argentina
2 deposits listed · 2 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Capillitas Inca Rose Mine · rhodochrosite
Argentina's national stone from Inca-era workings at 3000 m — layered "rosa del inca" bands carved nationwide; legend ties it to I…
Wanda Amethyst Mines · amethyst
Misiones province geode fields discovered 1979, now Argentina's main amethyst and agate source in the Paraná basalt province.…