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Catamarca
Capillitas mine (rhodochrosite), Andalgala
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Banded stalactitic rhodochrosite (Inca Rose), rhodochrosite scalenohedra.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miocene epithermal veins
Capillitas is the classic source of banded pink Inca Rose rhodochrosite
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