Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Coronadite, Cuprite, Famatinite, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Malachite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Gold, Tennantite, Bornite
GangueHematite, Calcite, Limonite, Dolomite, Magnetite, Stromeyerite
Other materialsGalena, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Barite
References
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