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Barahona, Barahona Province

Los Chupaderos larimar mine (Barahona)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Larimar.

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

Why this spot

Only larimar (blue pectolite) source in the world

Larimar type and sole locality

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Steep pit mining

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