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Gambatesa manganese mine, Liguria

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Rhodonite, braunite, rare Mn silicates (tinzenite).

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

Why this spot

Metamorphosed Mn deposit

Famous Ligurian manganese-mineral locality.

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