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Northern Savonia, North Savo

Siilinjarvi apatite mine

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Apatite, phlogopite, richterite.

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

Why this spot

Carbonatite

One of Europe's few carbonatite mines.

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