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Haskovo
Ustrem lead mine, Sakar
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: galena, cerussite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Lead-zinc veins in the Sakar hills mined in the socialist era, closed decades ago
Documented locality in Bulgarian survey literature, adits now known as bat roosts.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open adits
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