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Peru, Junin

San Cristóbal (Yauli), Peru

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: wolframite, sphalerite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: polymetallic vein mine

Documented Yauli district polymetallic mine with wolframite and sulfide specimens.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Very high altitude, underground

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