Zambia, Central Province
Kabwe (Broken Hill) Mine, Zambia
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: pyromorphite, hopeite, tarbuttite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: oxidized Zn-Pb minerals (type locality)
Kabwe/Broken Hill is the type locality for tarbuttite and hopeite; classic mindat locality.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Severe lead contaminationUnstable ground
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