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Suceava, MureČ™ County

Calimani sulfur quarry

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: native sulfur in outcrop, eyes only.

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

Why this spot

Native sulfur quarried from the Calimani caldera rim in the communist era, closed 1997

Documented volcanic sulfur deposit now inside Calimani National Park.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

altitude, unstable quarry walls

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