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CRANBERRY IRON MINE


Entrance to adit
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Looking outside from main adit entrance

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magnetite, calcite, pyrite
and hedenbergite


magnetite-epidote-feldspar rock

Attention: To "protect" native bats, a tall chain-link fence has been erected to prevent access to the underground workings. However, practically all rocks and minerals can still be found in spoil piles outside the mine (as were those pictured above).