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Peru, Lima region
Casapalca, Peru
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: rhodochrosite, galena.
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).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: silver-lead-zinc mine
Documented silver-polymetallic mine producing rhodochrosite, quartz and sulfides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High altitude, underground
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