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Atacama
El Salvador copper mine, Atacama
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
El Salvador porphyry copper deposit
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