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South Africa, Limpopo
Palabora (Phalaborwa) Minerals, South Africa
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: apatite, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: carbonatite copper/phosphate minerals
Palabora carbonatite is a classic mindat locality for copper and rare minerals.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active industrial mine
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