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Ytterby Mine, Sweden

Mineral locality Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: gadolinite, feldspar, fergusonite, biotite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: REE pegmatite, namesake of yttrium

Ytterby is the historic type locality behind several element names.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Overgrown pit, urban area

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