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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of B&H
Olovo lead mines
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cerussite, galena.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Medieval Bosnian lead town whose cerussite-rich ores were traded across the Adriatic
Olovo's mining past is well documented; a modern operation reworks the deposit.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
karst terrain
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