Rajasthan
Khetri copper belt
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, andalusite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Proterozoic copper belt mined since antiquity, modern HCL mines at Khetri and Kolihan
Well-documented Indian copper district in survey and mineralogical literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open stopes, subsidence
Keep exploring nearby
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