Explore / South America / Atacama
Atacama
Mina La Farola / Tierra Amarilla atacamite
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Atacamite, chrysocolla, malachite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Oxidized copper deposit
Atacama Desert copper oxide occurrences
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.