La Encontrada Mine

Molvizar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

A former copper and cobalt mine located in the Cerro del Tesorillo area exploited primarily for oxides used in ceramics.

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Mindat lists 27 minerals from the site, including azurite, calcite, conichalcite, erythrite, and malachite.

I wasn’t able to find too much information on the mine, but did find documentation showing it was open and active in 1858.

 

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