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Mexico State, México
Zacualpan silver district
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensPhotos 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
One of the earliest silver reals of New Spain, veins worked since the 1530s and still mined at small scale
Documented district in colonial and modern mining records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open workings
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