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Atacama
Chañarcillo silver district
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Historic Atacama silver mines
Silver, embolite; classic specimen locality
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Desert, old workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.