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Algeria, Oriental

El Abed, Algeria

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, sphalerite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Pb-Zn deposit

Documented lead-zinc mine near the Moroccan border with galena and sphalerite.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Border zone, old workings

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