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North Macedonia, Probishtip
Zletovo mine, Probistip
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: galena, sphalerite, ludlamite, vivianite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Lead-zinc veins in Tertiary volcanics, one of Macedonia's main mines since the 1930s
Zletovo specimens, including fine ludlamite and vivianite, are documented in the European trade.
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