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Peru, La Libertad

Quiruvilca, Peru

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: enargite, sphalerite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: polymetallic vein mine

Documented polymetallic mine noted for enargite, pyrite and tennantite specimens.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High altitude, underground

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