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Huehuetenango
Chiantla lead-silver mines
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: galena, cerussite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Galena veins above Huehuetenango mined since colonial times, once famed for silver votive offerings
Documented colonial mining district in Guatemalan records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
altitude, old adits
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