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Zipaquirá salt mine

Mineral locality Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: halite, viewing only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rock salt diapir mined since Muisca times, home of the underground Salt Cathedral

Documented salt mining center and major tourist site.

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