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Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region
Talcuna copper district
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: chalcocite, bornite, barite, atacamite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Manto copper mines in the Quebrada Marquesa worked since the 1860s
Documented locality for copper minerals with barite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
underground workings
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