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San Finx tungsten mine, Lousame

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: wolframite, cassiterite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

W-Sn veins in Galician granite, worked from 1884 with wartime booms

Documented mine with interpretation center; reopening attempts continue.

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