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Utö Pegmatites, Sweden

Mineral locality Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: petalite, spodumene, holmquistite, feldspar.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: lithium pegmatite iron mines

Utö is the type locality for petalite and a classic pegmatite site.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Water-filled pits, cliffs

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