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Cava Montecatini / Libiola copper mine, Liguria

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: langite).

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

Ophiolite-hosted Cu (VMS) deposit

Classic Ligurian ophiolite copper locality.

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