Peru
South America — 1,285,216 km²
Capital: Lima
6 specimens in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species — found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
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Huanzala Huánuco endemicRhodochrosite — finest stalactites in the world
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Cerro de Pasco PascoVanadinite, Descloizite, Mimetite, Wulfenite
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Uchucchacua LimaRhodochrosite, Orpiment, Realgar
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Julcani HuancavelicaProustite, Stephanite, Polybasite
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Chorunga ArequipaCuprite, Native Copper, Malachite
Notable locality
Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
