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Antofagasta
Mantos Blancos copper mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: atacamite, chrysocolla, chalcocite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Large stratabound copper deposit in the coastal range mined since 1960
Documented source of fine atacamite and copper oxide specimens.
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