Italy, Tuscany
Rio Marina, Elba, Italy
Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: hematite, ilvaite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: iron ore skarn / hematite deposits
Historic iron mines famous for pyrite and hematite, well documented with mine park.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old mine workings, dumps
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