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Capo Calamita iron mine, Elba

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Ilvaite (type-area), hematite, magnetite, hedenbergite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Skarn Fe deposit

Ilvaite classic locality (named for Elba/Ilva).

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