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Portugal, Setúbal

Lousal pyrite mine

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: melanterite crusts (viewing).

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

Why this spot

Iberian Pyrite Belt mine worked 1900-1988, now a science and mining museum

Documented Ciencia Viva mine museum on the Grandola belt.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

acid pit lakes

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