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Caras-Severin, Caraș-Severin County
Ciclova Romana skarn, Oravita
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: vesuvianite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Classic Banat contact-skarn locality worked for copper from the 18th century
Historic Banatite locality cited in classic mineralogical literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
collapsed adits, remote forest
Keep exploring nearby
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