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Potosi, Potosí Department

Colavi / Machacamarca (bournonite, siderite)

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Also reported: Bournonite, siderite, cassiterite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

Hydrothermal tin-silver veins

Colavi is known for fine bournonite and siderite

Keep exploring nearby

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