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Chile, Coquimbo Region
Flor de los Andes (Lapis Mine), Chile
Gem locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: lapis lazuli, lazurite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: lapis lazuli deposit
Chile's main documented lapis lazuli deposit (Las Flores de los Andes) in the high Andes.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Very high altitude, remote, snow
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