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Llandudno / Great Orme copper, Conwy, Wales

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Malachite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Carboniferous

Ancient copper mine; protected.

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