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Krasnoyarsk Krai

Norilsk sulfide district

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: sperrylite, pentlandite (no public access).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Flood-basalt hosted nickel-copper-PGE deposits mined above the Arctic Circle since the 1930s

Among the most documented ore camps on Earth, source of famous sperrylite crystals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

arctic climate, industrial zone

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