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Mexico, Durango
Cerro de Mercado, Durango
Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: martite, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposit
Classic apatite locality documented on mindat and in mineral guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active open-pit mine, heavy equipment
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