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Lower Saxony

Rammelsberg mine, Goslar, Harz

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: Galena, sphalerite, barite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Sedex Pb-Zn-Cu-Ba deposit

Over 1000 years of mining; entirely a heritage site now.

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