Portugal, Beja
Mina de São Domingos, Portugal
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: jarosite, melanterite, gypsum.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: abandoned pyrite mine
Documented mindat abandoned sulfide mine with pyrite, gossan and secondary sulfate minerals.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Open pit, acid drainage, heavy metals
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