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El Mecki tin pegmatites
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Air massif pegmatite tin worked by hand cooperatives since the 1940s
Documented cassiterite field in Nigerien mining records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
banditry risk, desert travel
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