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Idaho
Mackay Mine Hill copper minerals
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, azurite, epidote.
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 skarn workings above Mackay opened as a self-guided mine hill tour with collecting tolerated on dumps
The community-managed Mine Hill tour route is documented in Idaho travel and collecting write-ups.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
steep tracks, open workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.