Spectacular Mineral-Rich Russian Mountain Range (21 pics)

Posted in       21 Feb 2013       12856

Located within the Arctic Circle, the Khibiny Mountains are uninhibited except for a large mineral quarry that mines apatite and nepheline ores. The territory contains approximately 477 valid minerals of which 108 were first identified here.

 

Spectacular Mineral-Rich Russian Mountain Range
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