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Chelyabinsk Oblast, Chelyabinsk
Ilmen Mountains (Ilmensky) alkaline pegmatites
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Ilmenite (type), mi 30+ rare species: zircon, samarskite, aeschynite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Alkaline nepheline-syenite pegmatites
The world's first mineralogical reserve; type locality for ilmenite
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