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Peru, Pasco
Cerro de Pasco, Peru
Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite, galena.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: polymetallic district
Historic documented silver-lead-zinc district with fine sphalerite and pyrite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Very high altitude (~4300 m), open pit
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