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El Marmol

yawaraman - 7-1-2011 at 01:44 PM

Hello fellow Nomads, I have been to the site several times over the years, and brought back 1 or 2 pieces of onyx. Now that I am retired and doing some very amature sculpting, can anyone tell me how much onyx i might bring home without setting off alarms at the border? Remember we are only talking about what one old guy can pick up and put in the van.

Cypress - 7-1-2011 at 02:01 PM

Welcome to the forum. Don't think rocks are a big deal.

TMW - 7-1-2011 at 04:07 PM

I don't think rocks are restricted items but you can search further on line. I looked here and didn't see anything about rocks. Gold and soil were the closest.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/prohibited_r...

A side note under alcohol it does not say 1 quart as I've been told at the border, it says it depends on the state and what limit they may have, perhaps CA has a 1 qt limit.

coronamike - 7-2-2011 at 07:02 AM

If you wash the rocks and remove any dirt or soil you should be OK

redhilltown - 7-3-2011 at 11:43 PM

My guess would be-like Mexico-it just depends on who sees them, what kind of mood they were in, what bosses they needed to impress, and how busy they are. Put em in a box out of sight and I bet they would be the least of your worries.

Rocks? You are looking for terrorists, guns, drugs, and illegals and you wanna bust me for some rocks???

yawaraman - 7-4-2011 at 12:46 PM

Thanks for the posts, More or less what i thought. I'll stop on the way back N so i don't have to move them around during camp setup. JJ

BajaBlanca - 7-4-2011 at 06:51 PM

yawaraman - welcome to Baja nomad !!

post some pictures of your sculptures !

mcfez - 7-5-2011 at 07:09 AM

I usually take home Sulfur rocks that I get from an area south of San Felipe. Never a issue......I leave the rocks in plain sight ...not like I an trying to hide them.

Oh...the kids love the rocks...when I lite them on fire.

Oso - 7-5-2011 at 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by TW
I don't think rocks are restricted items but you can search further on line. I looked here and didn't see anything about rocks. Gold and soil were the closest.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/prohibited_r...

A side note under alcohol it does not say 1 quart as I've been told at the border, it says it depends on the state and what limit they may have, perhaps CA has a 1 qt limit.


It's one liter in CA IF you live in CA. If you live in another state, there's no specific limit. You just have to declare anything over a liter and pay duty.

David K - 7-6-2011 at 08:22 AM

I have several large pieces of El Marmol onyx decorating my home... Nothing is ever said by U.S. customs about any rocks I have returned from Baja.

http://vivabaja.com/marmol

and photos taken this year at El Marmol are in the Lost Santa Isabel Mission trip report, here on Nomad.