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Queensland
Cloncurry mineral district
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, azurite, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Copper and gold country east of Mount Isa worked since the 1860s, oxidised lodes rich in green copper carbonates
Documented in northwest Queensland geological survey and collecting literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
heat, remoteness, open workings
Keep exploring nearby
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