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Mexico, Sonora
Cananea Copper District, Sonora
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: malachite, azurite, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: porphyry/skarn copper
Historic copper district documented on mindat with varied specimen species.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active mining, large open pits
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