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Michoacan, Michoacán
Inguaran copper district
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Copper veins and breccias worked from Purepecha times through repeated modern attempts
One of Mexico's oldest documented copper districts in survey literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme heatCartel activity in Tierra Caliente
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