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Providencia mine, Concepcion del Oro area, Zacatecas

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Gem grossular, andradite, hedenbergite, sphalerite.

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

Why this spot

Tertiary skarn

Well-known Mexican grossular-garnet skarn.

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