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La Paz, La Paz Department
Caracoles tin district, Inquisivi
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite, vivianite, wolframite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
High cordillera tin veins above Quime, worked through the 20th century
Documented Bolivian tin district, distinct from the Chilean Caracoles.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
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