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Minerals of the Andes: emeralds, golds, and silver from the sky. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)

Rocks & Minerals | January 1, 2003 | Copyright

The Andes are spectacular mountains that occupy the west coast of South America, stretching nearly 7,500 kilometers (4,700 miles) from Colombia in the north to Chile in the south. They contain peaks second in height only to the Himalayas; Chimborazo in Ecuador rises to 6,272 meters (20,577 feet), Huascaran in Peru is 6,768 meters (22,205 feet), Tocorpuri on the border of Chile and Bolivia is 6,873 meters (22,550 feet), and the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, Aconcagua at 6,960 meters (22,835 feet), marks the boundary between Argentina and Chile. Incredibly deep valleys…

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