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Potosi, Potosí Department

Chorolque tin mine

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Cassiterite, wolframite, apatite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Hydrothermal tin

Chorolque is a classic Bolivian tin-tungsten mine

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