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Finland, Ostrobothnia

Korsnas lead-REE mine

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, apatite, monazite traces.

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

Why this spot

Carbonatite-vein Pb-lanthanide deposit on the Ostrobothnian coast, mined 1961-1972

Documented unusual Finnish deposit; apatite-rich dump material studied for REE.

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