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Siilinjärvi Carbonatite, Finland

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: apatite, phlogopite, richterite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: carbonatite apatite complex

Siilinjärvi carbonatite documented on mindat for apatite and phlogopite.View source →

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