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Sweden, Västmanland

Sala Silver Mine, Sweden

Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, dolomite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: silver-lead dolomite deposit

Sala silvergruva is a documented historic silver locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep shafts, mine tours

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