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Bolivia, Potosí Department

Tazna Mine, Bolivia

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: bismuthinite, cassiterite, wolframite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: tin-bismuth mine

Documented tin-bismuth mine in southern Potosí noted for bismuthinite specimens.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High altitude, underground

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