GT Gemstones found here: Guatemala
5 deposits listed · 2 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
El Chayal Obsidian Source · obsidian
Guatemala's premier obsidian quarry exploited by the Maya for 2,000+ years - tool-grade glass traded across all of Mesoamerica.…
Motagua Valley Jadeite · jadeite
The Maya source rediscovered in the 1950s after Olmec and Maya jade mysteries puzzled archaeologists — blue and lilac Guatemalan j…