Iceland, East
Hoffell Iceland spar mine, Hornafjordur
Crystal locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: zeolites nearby.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Optical calcite mined from a basalt vug system in the early 1900s
One of Iceland's documented Iceland-spar sources alongside Helgustadir.
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