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Hungary, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

Rudabánya, Hungary

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: barite, malachite, azurite, limonite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: metasomatic iron / Pb-Zn deposit

Historic iron mine documented for barite, secondary copper minerals and fossils.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Open pit, unstable slopes

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