Karas, Karas Region
Skorpion zinc mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: tarbuttite, hydrozincite, smithsonite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Supergene zinc oxide deposit mined 2003-2020, type ground for showy secondary zinc minerals
Documented source of tarbuttite and hydrozincite specimens in the trade.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
restricted desert zone
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