Turkey, Balıkesir
Bigadiç, Turkey
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: colemanite, ulexite, borax, celestine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: borate minerals
Bigadiç is a world-class documented borate deposit yielding colemanite and ulexite crystals.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active open-pit mining
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