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Mauritania, Tiris Zemmour
Zouérat, Mauritania
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: hematite, magnetite, specularite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: banded iron formation
Major iron ore district documented for hematite and magnetite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active mines, extreme desert
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