Iceland Spar Mine

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Discov ered in the 1930's some of the calcite crystals have reached 30 tons. larger masses are cleaved to produce optical grade crystals. Bausch and Lomb have used the material.

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Coordinates: 37°22'15"N 107°0'34"W

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