Explore / South America / Chile
Chile, Antofagasta
Sierra Gorda District, Chile
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: atacamite, nitratine, halite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
.jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: copper and nitrate zone
Documented copper deposits and Atacama nitrate/caliche minerals in the Sierra Gorda area.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Extreme desert heat, old workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.