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Peru, Ancash
Huanzalá Mine, Peru
Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: skarn mine (fluorite, pyrite)
Huanzalá is a world-famous documented source of pink fluorite, pyrite and calcite specimens.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High altitude, underground workings
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