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Cananea copper district

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: plus historic specimens of azurite, malachite and chrysocolla..

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

Why this spot

Porphyry copper

Major Sonora copper district.

Keep exploring nearby

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