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Hidalgo
Molango manganese district
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: manganese carbonate ore, rhodochrosite, manganese oxides.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
The largest manganese carbonate district in North America, mined in the Sierra Alta since the 1960s
Documented in Mexican geological survey and industry literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
haul roads, steep country
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