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Yazd, Yazd Province
Mehdiabad zinc deposit
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: hemimorphite, smithsonite, barite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Giant undeveloped zinc-lead-barite body near Mehriz with oxidized zones of hemimorphite
Documented in international exploration literature as one of the largest zinc resources.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open trenches
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