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Durango

Cerro de Mercado apatite, Durango city

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: martite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Tertiary iron oxide (IOA)

The classic 'Durango' gem apatite locality.

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