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Argentina, Rio Negro

Sierra Grande, Argentina

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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: 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 formation

Documented Sierra Grande sedimentary iron deposit (hematite) on mindat.View source →

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Underground workings

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