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Lima, Lima region
Uchucchacua mine
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokensAlso reported: Specimens via dealers.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Why this spot
Oyón-area silver-manganese mine
Rare manganese silicates, rhodochrosite
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Industrial mine
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