Pampalo Au deposit, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
Felsic gold ore sample in SW UV. Calcite fluoresces red and scheelite very brightly bluish-white. FOV width 7cm. Self-collected 2012.
© Joel Dyer 2013
Shiny gold ore (mostly gold-containing pyrite) in calcite from the Pampalo gold mine. Self-collected 2012.
Gold-bearing pyrite in quartz. Collected during a rock club's visit to the Pampalo Gold Mine. located fairly close to the Russian border.