Finland, North Ostrobothnia
Pyhasalmi mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
One of Europe's deepest base-metal mines, a volcanogenic Cu-Zn body mined 1962-2022
Extensively documented; pyrite crystals from Pyhasalmi are common in collections.
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