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Jujuy
Mina Pirquitas, Jujuy puna
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite.
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
High puna tin and silver mine, long Argentinas top tin producer and a famous sulfosalt locality
Documented in mineralogical literature for rare silver tin sulfosalts.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
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