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Bolivia, Potosí Department
Cerro Rico, Bolivia
Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: cassiterite.
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: historic silver-tin mountain
Historic Cerro Rico silver-tin mines, one of the most documented ore bodies in the world.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High altitude (>4000 m)Unstable old workings, toxic dust
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