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Oruro
Oruro tin-silver mines (San Jose)
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Cassiterite, stannite, sulfosalts.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Hydrothermal veins
Oruro is a historic tin-silver mining center
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.