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Arequipa
Acarí mine and Andean opal
Opal field Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Opal
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: chrysocolla, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Iron copper skarn near Acarí whose oxidized zones carry the blue and pink Andean opal
Documented source of Peruvian blue opal in gem trade literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
desert heat
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.