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What Photos to Show All Minerals - in my collection - that I collected - Photo of the Day Locality Photos Other Photos	Which Locality All Algares deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Beja District, Portugal Aljustrel, Beja District, Portugal Alsace, France Alte Stafel, Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Andara Mining District, Cillorigo de Liébana, Cantabria, Spain Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Antimony mine, Goesdorf, Goesdorf commune, Luxembourg Apollo Mine, Raubach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Arensberg Mt., Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Arweiler Quarry, Reimsbach, Merzig, Saarland, Germany Baratti (slag locality), Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Bastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne, France Beez, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium Bel Castel, Saint Vincent du Pendit, Saint Ceré, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France Berbes Mine, Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain Bergmannstrost Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Bleida Far West Mine, Bleida, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Bobeldijk-De Goorn, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Bonacker quarry, Gedern, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany Bordierhütte, Gasenried, St Niklaus, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Brunita Mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Cabezo Rajado, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Carmen Mines, La Celia, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain Caspar quarry, Ettringer Bellerberg Mt. (Bellberg Mt.; Bellenberg Mt.; Billenberg Mt.; Boilenberg Mt.), Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Crettaz Mine, Mont Chemin, Martigny, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Da Paccio Quarry, Novena pass area (Nufenen pass area), Bedretto Valley, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland Dealul Crucii Adit (Crucii Hill; Kreuzberg; Kereszthegy), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania Dolomite outcrops, Ofenhorn Mt., Albrunhorn Mt. - Turbhorn Mt. area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Dolores prospect, Pastrana, Mazarrón-Águilas, Murcia, Spain Dörnberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Emmelberg Mt., Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Fantiscritti quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Feldbach Valley (Fäldbach Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Folgosinho Quarry, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda District, Portugal Fromelennes (Rancennes), Givet, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany Geisspfad area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Gibelbach (Gibelsbach; Giebelsbach), Fiesch, Goms, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Gischi glacier (incl. Gischihorn Mt.), Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Halápi Hill, Zalahaláp, Tapolcai Basin, Veszprém Co., Hungary Halimba, Bakony Mts., Veszprém Co., Hungary Hattorf Potash Works, Phillippsthal, Werra Valley, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany Heimansgroeve, Epen, Limburg, Netherlands Hendrik-Emma dumps, Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands Herja Mine (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania Hinterer Kohlergraben (Hinnere Chollergrabe), Lercheltini (Lärcheltini) area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Hourt Quarry, Grand Halleux, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium Iberia mine, Cabezo Rajado, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Imini mine, Imini area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Jereapan, Maramures Co., Romania Karikás Hill, Bazsi, Tapolcai Basin, Veszprém Co., Hungary Kriegalp water tunnel, Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Kupferberg Mine, Insul, Dümpelfeld, Adenau, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany La Couvinoise quarry, Couvin, Namur Province, Belgium La Lande quarry, Plumelin, Morbihan, Brittany, France Laura-Julia mines, Landgraaf-Eygelshoven, Limburg, Netherlands Lavadero Roberto, Portman, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Láz Hill, Uzsa (Uzsabánya), Tapolcai Basin, Veszprém Co., Hungary Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy Lead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg Province, Belgium Lengenbach Quarry, Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Les Montmins Mine (Ste Barbe vein), Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne, France Les Rocs quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Allier, Auvergne, France Lichtloch 25, Gottesbelohnung smelter (Copper-silver smelter; slag locality), Hettstedt, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Lo Veremos mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Löhley (Liley; Meerfeld Quarry; Slabik Quarry; Scheerer Quarry), Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Lorenz Gegentrum Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany Los Blancos Mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Los Burros Mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Lousal Mine, Grândola, Setúbal District, Portugal Manganese mine (incl. Johann Shaft; Jakob Adit), Krettnich, Wadern, Saarland, Germany Maria Jesus mine, Cabezo Rajado, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Merkers, Bad Salzungen, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany Messerbach (Mässerbach), Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Michelnau basalt works (Hohenstein basalt works), Nidda, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany Michibach, Binn, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Miguel Vacas Mine, Pardais, Vila Viçosa, Évora District, Portugal Moimenta, Cinfães, Viseu District, Portugal Montalto Mine, Gondomar, Porto District, Portugal Monthermé, Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France Montserrat mine, Cabezo Rajado, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Bräunsdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany Neves-Corvo Mine, Castro Verde, Beja District, Portugal Nickel Quarry, Oberwiddersheim, Hungen, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany Nistru-Baita (Nistru Mine), Aurum, Maramures Co., Romania Ocasión mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal Passa Limani Cove slag locality, Passa Limani area, Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece Pereta Mine, Pereta, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy Pinhal do Souto mine, Tragos, Chãs de Tavares, Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal Pollux Mt., Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Precaución mine, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Ratum quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands Reckibach, Binn, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Rijckholt mines, Limburg, Netherlands Rimpfischwäng range, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Roşia Montanã (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Alba Co., Romania Rotem (slag locality), Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg Province, Belgium Rothorn Mt., Geisspfad area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mts., Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co., Hungary Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium San Valentín Mine (San Valentín Quarry), La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Sasar Mine, Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania Schellkopf Mt., Brenk, Niederzissen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Schwarzhorn Mt., Geisspfad area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Secretaria mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Serra da Mina, Cercal (Cercal do Alentejo), Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal District, Portugal Serra do Rossalgar Mine, Cercal (Cercal do Alentejo), Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal District, Portugal Setz Quarry, Idar-Oberstein, Hunsrück Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Sibbe mine, Sibbe, Limburg, Netherlands Silberberg Mt., Geyer - Silberberg District, Brixlegg - Rattenberg, Brixlegg - Schwaz area, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria Silbersand Mine, St Johann, Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Söllnkar, Krimmler Ache valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria Stolz Quarry (Graulai; Graulay; Grauley), Hillesheim, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Suior Mine, Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramures Co., Romania Tälli glacier, Albrunhorn Mt. - Turbhorn Mt. area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Teresita Mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Tête des Econduits, Mont Chemin, Martigny, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Tier des Carrières, Cahai (Cahay), Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium Tizi-n-Tichka, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Tomasa Mine, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France Tschampige Wyssi, Holzer peak, Albrunhorn Mt. - Turbhorn Mt. area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Turtschi, Giessen, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Upper mine, Alto das Quelhas do Gestoso Mines, Gestoso, Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu District, Portugal Úrkút Mine, Csárda Hill, Úrkút, Bakony Mts., Veszprém Co., Hungary Victoria mine, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain Villeseque quarry, Villeseque, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France Wannenköpfe, Ochtendung, Polch, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Wanni glacier - Scherbadung Mt. (Cervandone Mt.) area, Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland Warmifontaine, Neufchâteau, Luxembourg Province, Belgium Weiken quarry, Kallenhardt, Warstein, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Willem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands Wintershall Potash Works, Heringen, Werra Valley, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany Winterslag Mine, Genk, Limburg Province, Belgium Wyssi Flue (Wyssy Flue; Wyssy Fluh; Weisse Fluh), Freichi area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
	Which Order Most Recent First Oldest Photos First By Mineral Name/Photo Title By Locality Name By Region Name Most Viewed First Least Viewed First Most Recently Viewed Least Recently Viewed	Which Mineral All Agardite-(Y) Alumohydrocalcite Alunogen Anatase Anglesite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Augite Aurichalcite Baryte Biotite Boulangerite Bournonite Brenkite Brochantite Byssolite Calcite Carminite Carnallite Chalcopyrite Chrysotile Clairite Clinochlore Connellite Copper Coquandite Corundum Cristobalite Dolomite Dravite Dufrénoysite Enstatite Erionite Erythrite Ferrobustamite Fluorite Forsterite Galena Gold Goyazite Graulichite-(Ce) Gypsum Halite Halotrichite Hardystonite Hematite Hemimorphite Hessonite Hydromuscovite Ice Ilmenite Jeremejevite Jordanite Klebelsbergite Kremersite Langite Libethenite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Metatorbernite Millosevichite Monohydrocalcite Mullite Muscovite Natrolite Orpiment Ottrélite Ozocerite Phillipsite Phlogopite Pickeringite Prehnite Pseudobrookite Pseudogaylussite Pseudomalachite Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyromorphite Quartz Ramsbeckite Rutile Salammoniac Sassolite Scheelite Scorodite Selenian Sulphur Selenium Sellaite Siderite Smithsonite Sphalerite Sulphur Synchysite-(Y) Tennantite Topaz Turquoise Unnamed (NH4-Fe-Na-Cl Sulphate) Variscite Vesuvianite Wine stone Wulfenite Zeophyllite Zircon	Keyword(s)

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