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Yazd, Yazd Province
Choghart iron mine, Bafq
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: magnetite, actinolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Magnetite-apatite body in the Bafq desert mined since the 1970s
Documented Kiruna-type deposit in Iranian geological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
desert heat, active pit
Keep exploring nearby
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