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Reocin zinc mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite (blende acaramelada), dolomite, galena.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Giant MVT zinc mine near Torrelavega, worked 1856-2003
Documented source of world-class dolomite and sphalerite specimens.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
subsidence ground
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