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Iron Filings in the Sand

The Mohave Desert is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, but what you might not realize is that this desert is not only rich in flora and fauna, but it's also rich in silver, tungsten, iron and gold deposits. This desert explorer found this out for themselves when they took a large magnet out with them on their travels. And as they moved the magnet around the sand, they were blessed with an impressive haul.

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Just look at all of those iron filings! They look like sea urchins that have set up shop on the magnet, but more than anything we can't believe that such intense deposits can be found in such a sparse location.