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Bou Nahas (Oumjrane), Morocco

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: bournonite.

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: copper mine

Oumjrane-area mine documented for chalcopyrite, bournonite and quartz.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Active workings, desert

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