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Hand dug hole |
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Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland
Somebody has been industrious in smaller quarry dump. More than couple cubic meters of rock is removed maybe in search of topaz. |
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Topaz left-overs |
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Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland
Blue topaz is left to next digger to indicate a good spot to search. |
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Viitaniemi larger quarry |
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Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland
Light colored pegmatite visible in the lower part of rock. June 2009. |
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Viitaniemi smaller quarry and dump |
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Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland
Quarry itself (may 2009)is water filled, but waste rock field in the background is actively collected and turned around with excavator at times. |
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