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Caledonia Mine, Mass City

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Precambrian basalt, native copper

One of the best places to legally collect fine Keweenaw copper.

Keep exploring nearby

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