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Northwest Territories
Pine Point (galena/sphalerite), NWT
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso 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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