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Mindouli copper district
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: dioptase, malachite, cerussite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Colonial copper-lead mines on the Niari fold belt worked from 1911, source of fine dioptase
Documented classic dioptase locality in mineral literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open shafts
Pool region conditions should be checked
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.