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Algeria, Aïn Témouchent

Beni Saf, Algeria

Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: hematite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: iron mineralization

Historic iron mining area on the northwest coast reported for hematite.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Coastal cliffs, old workings

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