Germany, Saxony
Zinnwald / Cinovec (border tin-lithium)
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Zinnwaldite (lithium mica), cassiterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Variscan greisen
Type locality of zinnwaldite; straddles the German-Czech border.
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