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Madhya Pradesh
Tirodi manganese mines
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: rhodonite, spessartine, braunite, manganese oxides.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Sausar belt manganese ore field worked since the early 1900s, type area for several Mn silicates
Classic Indian manganese-mineral locality in systematic mineralogy references.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active haulage, open pits
Keep exploring nearby
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