Lombardy
Dossena fluorite mines, Val Brembana
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: barite, sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Fluorite-barite veins mined above Dossena into the 1980s
Documented Bergamasque mining area with show-mine conversion.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
karst sinkholes
Keep exploring nearby
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