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Southwest, New Mexico
Kelly Mine, Magdalena NM
Smithsonite
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: The Kelly Mine near Magdalena is the classic locality for blue-green smithsonite on old zinc dumps..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
smithsonite, aurichalcite
Documented rockhounding locality.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote or mine groundShafts, heat and weather
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