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Rivne Oblast, Rivne

Ivanova Dolyna basalt quarries

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: zeolites, basalt columns.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Columnar Vendian basalts near Bazaltove with native copper and zeolite pockets

Famous columnar basalt geosite and documented Volyn native copper occurrence.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

flooded pits, wartime restrictions

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