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Chile, Atacama
Copiapó District, Chile
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: atacamite, turquoise, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: copper mineral district
Documented copper district with atacamite and turquoise occurrences on mindat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Desert heat, old workings
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