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Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region
Flor de los Andes lapis lazuli mine, Ovalle
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: Lapis lazuli (Chile's national stone).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Contact metamorphic marble
One of only a few lapis lazuli sources worldwide, in the Chilean Andes
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