rockhounding
Andes
9 researched sites1 legal to collect
Bolivian Pantanal: Anahi ametrine mine (bolivianite)Gem locality · Restricted
›Boyaca: Chivor emerald mining districtGem locality · Restricted
›Calama: Chuquicamata open-pit copper mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Combarbala: combarbalita stone workshops, CoquimboMineral locality · Permission required
›El Oro/Loja: Puyango Petrified Forest, EcuadorFossil site · Restricted
›Ica: Ocucaje desert fossil bedsFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Ovalle hinterland: Chilean lapis lazuli (Flor de los Andes)Gem locality · Restricted
›Potosi: Cerro Rico cooperative silver minesMineral locality · Licence or permit
›Sucre: Cal Orck'o dinosaur trackway wallFossil site · Restricted
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