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South Korea, Gangwon-do
Sangdong Tungsten Mine, South Korea
Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: scheelite, wolframite, molybdenite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: W skarn deposit
One of the world's largest tungsten deposits, documented for scheelite and wolframite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Deep workings
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