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Finland, North Karelia

Outokumpu (Keretti), Finland

Mineral locality Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: uvarovite, chromian tremolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Cu-Co-Zn sulphide, chrome minerals

Outokumpu is a famous Finnish ore district, well documented.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old workings, dumps

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