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Draa-Tafilalet, Béni Mellal-Khénifra

Mibladen mining district (vanadinite)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: plus cerussite and barite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Mesozoic Pb-V deposit in Jurassic dolomite

Type locality-grade vanadinite; the classic red crystals sold worldwide come from here

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