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Avoca copper mines, County Wicklow, Ireland

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Ordovician massive sulphide

Note: country field 'Ireland' per schema; large copper spoil heaps.

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