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Rize, Rize Province

Cayeli copper mine area

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: bornite, sphalerite, barite.

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

Why this spot

Kuroko-type massive sulfide deposit in the Pontide arc, a deep modern underground mine

Cayeli Bakir is a well-documented volcanogenic massive sulfide operation.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

active haulage, steep wet terrain

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