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Huelva, Andalusia

Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto

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

Why this spot

Carboniferous massive sulphide

Type area of the Iberian Pyrite Belt; ancient Roman workings.

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