Norway, Trøndelag
Roros copper district
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: sphalerite (viewing).
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
Copper mining town founded 1644, worked for 333 years in the bare mountain plateau
UNESCO World Heritage mining landscape with museum mines and mapped dumps.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mountain weather
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.