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Antofagasta
El Abra / Radomiro Tomic copper
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Atacamite, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Porphyry copper
Northern Chile porphyry copper mines yielding copper chlorides
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