Nordics, Lapland
Luosto
Lampivaara amethyst mine
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: one keeper stone per visitor.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Europe's only working amethyst mine open to the public, on Lampivaara hill in Pyha-Luosto national park country
Operator states every visitor digs their own amethyst and takes it home as a memento, Wikipedia confirms the mine at Luosto
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
3 km uphill walk or winter sled transferArctic weather shifts fast
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