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Khomas, Omaheke Region
Onganja copper mines
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cuprite, malachite, azurite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Small copper mine whose 1970s pockets yielded the finest cuprite crystals ever found
Classic locality in mineral specimen literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open stopes
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