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Ben E. Clement mine dig, Marion

Mineral locality Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite.

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

Why this spot

Western Kentucky fluorspar district spoil worked through museum-run public digs

The mineral museum at Marion runs organized fluorite digs on district ground.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

summer heat, spoil piles

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