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Tri-State Mining District Chat Piles, Galena
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Agates and jasperAlso reported: Galena, sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Teerui (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Mississippi Valley type sulfide ores
Remnants of the once vast Tri State lead and zinc district.
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