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Rio Grande do Sul
Minas do Camaquã copper district
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: bornite, malachite.
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
Historic copper mines in the Camaquã basin worked from 1865 to 1996, now a heritage village
Well documented mining district in Brazilian geological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open stopes, unstable dumps
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.