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Southern Cone, Catamarca
Andalgala
Mina Capillitas rhodochrosite, Catamarca
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: rhodochrosite (banded and stalactitic, purchased or tour-permitted).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the world's premier source of banded stalactitic rhodochrosite (Rosa del Inca), a state-worked copper-manganese mine at 3000 m
Wikipedia's rhodochrosite article names Capillitas as the source of banded rhodochrosite; specimen production is continuous and documented
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
3000 m altitudeExposed mountain road (Cuesta de Capillitas), underground workings off limits without escort
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