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Pine Point (galena/sphalerite), NWT

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Galena, sphalerite, dolomite, marcasite on reclaimed pit dumps.

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

Why this spot

Devonian MVT carbonate

Classic Mississippi-Valley-type Pb-Zn district.

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