Albania, Vlorë County
Selenice bitumen mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: natural bitumen, tar sands.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Natural bitumen deposit worked continuously since antiquity, among the world's oldest mines
Famous documented locality for solid natural bitumen (selenizza).
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