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Mauritania, Inchiri
Akjoujt, Mauritania
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: copper deposit
Documented copper-gold district producing malachite and native copper.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active mine, desert
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