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Sweden, Värmland

Langban, Varmland

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: An extraordinary suite of rare manganese, lead.

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

Why this spot

Precambrian metamorphosed manganese ore

One of the greatest type-locality mineral sites on Earth.

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