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Ehrenfriedersdorf tin mine (Sauberg), Erzgebirge

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Cassiterite, apatite, zinnwaldite on dumps and show-mine area.

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

Why this spot

Greisen/vein Sn deposit

Classic Saxon tin locality; part of UNESCO Erzgebirge site.

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