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Delaware Copper Mine

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect
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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

Self guided mine tour plus copper collecting.

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