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Minas Gerais
Vazante zinc mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: willemite, hemimorphite, dolomite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Karst hosted willemite deposit, one of the worlds largest zinc silicate mines
Classic willemite locality described in economic geology references.
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