Spain, Andalusia
Minas de Riotinto, Spain
Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: jarosite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: massive-sulfide district
Iberian Pyrite Belt mindat locality with pyrite, chalcopyrite and gossan minerals.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active/old workings, acid drainage
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