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Peru, Pasco
Huarón Mine, Peru
Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: tetrahedrite, sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: polymetallic vein mine
Huarón is a documented silver-polymetallic mine famous for tetrahedrite, pyrite and quartz specimens.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Very high altitude, underground
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