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Granma, Granma Province

Charco Redondo manganese mines

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: manganese oxides, psilomelane.

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

Why this spot

Bedded manganese oxides in Oriente volcaniclastics, a major supplier in both world wars

Documented Cuban manganese district in geological survey literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

old workings

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