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Sweden, Östergötland

Åmmeberg (Zinkgruvan), Sweden

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite, galena.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: stratabound zinc-lead deposit

Zinkgruvan/Åmmeberg is a documented Bergslagen Zn-Pb deposit.

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