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Ecuador, El Oro

Zaruma-Portovelo, Ecuador

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: gold vein district

Documented historic epithermal gold-silver vein district in southern Ecuador.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Underground workingsMountainous terrain

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