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Morocco, Oriental

Nador region, Morocco

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: magnetite, 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-lead mineralization

Ouixane/Nador iron district documented for magnetite and associated minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old open pits

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