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Brosso Mine, Italy

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: siderite, dolomite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: pyrite-siderite skarn/vein deposit

Documented mine near Traversella known for pyrite, siderite and secondary minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old workings, dumps

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