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Chihuahua
Santa Barbara-San Francisco del Oro district
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: galena, sphalerite.
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).
Why this spot
Parallel silver-lead-zinc vein systems mined since 1547 and still active
Long documented producing district in geological survey literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active mine area
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