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Mexico, Sonora
La Caridad Mine, Sonora
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: chrysocolla, malachite, molybdenite.
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: porphyry copper
Large porphyry copper mine documented on mindat with secondary copper minerals.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active mining operations
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