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Michoacan, Michoacán

Los Azufres sulfur field

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Fumarolic sulfur deposits on an active geothermal field, mined for sulfur before power development

Documented geothermal field in volcanological literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

boiling springs, toxic gas

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