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Zinnwald-Cinovec tin-lithium deposit, Osterzgebirge

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Zinnwaldite (type locality), cassiterite, wolframite.

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

Why this spot

Greisen Sn-W-Li deposit

Type locality of zinnwaldite (lithian mica).

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