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Oka Carbonatite Complex
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Pyrochlore (niobium), monticellite, apatite, biotite, niocalite, latrappite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Cretaceous carbonatite
Type locality for several niobium minerals; mildly radioactive.
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