Minerals from Mexico

This tag collects together all the current minerals we have in stock that come from Mexico.

Below the product listings, I’ve gone into a little depth about mineral specimens from Mexico – famous locales and specimens, and those that are most well known amongst collectors.

Mining is a rather large part of Mexican GDP – 2.4% as of 2023. Mexico is a large supplier of various metals, including silver, copper, gold and zinc.

There are quite a few well known mineral specimens from Mexico, many of which will be recognised by collectors.

The country has numerous areas producing excellent mineral specimens including (but almost certainly not limited to!)

  • Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Durango.
  • Agate from Estacion Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua.
  • Agate from Sierra Santa Lucia, Chihuahua.
  • Amber from Chiapas.
  • Amethyst from Piedra Parada, Veracruz.
  • Anhydrite from Naica, Chihuahua.
  • Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Sonora.
  • Brochantite from Milpillas Mine, Sonora.
  • Calcite from – well, dozens of excellent locales.
  • Chalcedony (Fire Agate) from Aguascalientes.
  • Creedite from Navidad Mine, Durango.
  • Danburite from Charcas, San Luis Potosí.
  • Demantoid Garnet from Cerro de la Concordia, Veracruz.
  • Fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado mine, Durango.
  • Fluorite from Naica, Chihuahua.
  • Fluorite from Navidad Mine, Durango.
  • Fluorite from Tule Mine, Coahuila.
  • Galena from Naica, Chihuahua.
  • Geodes of various materials (primarily Quartz) from Las Choyas, Chihuahua.
  • Gypsum from Naica, Chihuahua.
  • Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Sonora.
  • Mimetite from Ojuela Mine, Durango.
  • Opal-AN (hyalite) from San Luis Potosí
  • Opal-AN (hyalite) from Zacatecas.
  • Pyrrhotite from Santa Eulalia Mining District, Chihuahua.
  • Quartz from Lilana Mine, Chihuahua.
  • Rhodochrosite from Santa Eulalia Mining District, Chihuahua.
  • Scorodite from Cabrestante mine, Zacetecas.
  • Scorodite from Ojuela Mine, Durango.
  • Silver – native crystals from a range of excellent locales.
  • Smithsonite from El Refugio, Sinaloa.
  • Smithsonite from Santa Eulalia Mining District, Chihuahua.
  • Sphalerite from Naica, Chihuahua.
  • Stibnite from San Martín Mine, Zacetecas.
  • Sulphur from various locales around Baja California.
  • Topaz from Tepetate, San Luis Potosí.
  • Tourmaline from various locales around Baja California and Sonora.
  • Wulfenite from Ojuela Mine, Durango.

 

Also well worth a mention is the brightly coloured calcite from Coahuila, Mexico, which can be found relatively cheaply online in a range of colours including blues, greens, oranges and reds. This material is often acid-treated to enhance its colour, which leaves it with a waxy surface texture.

 

We may sometimes have other specimens from Mexico including meteorites and minerals – check the links below.

Mexico

Minerals from Mexico