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Vastmanland, Västmanland
Bastnas mines, Riddarhyttan
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Cerite, bastnasite (type), allanite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
REE skarn
Type locality of bastnasite and cerium discovery.
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