REVIEWED LOCATION

Ylämaa Spectrolite Quarry Gem Tour Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

A genuine guided spectrolite quarry experience from Ylämaa Gem Museum. Current 2026 tours explicitly include picking genuine spectrolite at the quarry.

Ready statusVery high evidencemeeting-point map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness

Important: Do not enter quarries independently; the map uses the museum meeting point, not an extraction face.

What is here

spectrolite-bearing anorthosite/labradorite quarry district

Materials / interest: Spectrolite, Feldspar, Labradorite

Collecting and access

Expert-led quarry visit with designated spectrolite picking; permitted finds may be taken home under tour rules

Navigate only to Ylämaa Gem Museum, the published tour departure point. The operational quarry location is intentionally not used as a public navigation target.

Detailed status: managed
Permission: Not flagged
Permit: Not flagged
Fee: Required
Guide: Required
Booking: Not flagged
Surface collecting: yes
Hammering: unknown
Digging: unknown

Safety

Operational quarry environment: remain with the guide and obey all operator boundaries and PPE instructions.

Seasonal / timing conditions

Direct 2026 quarry tours run in the summer season; outside those windows use advance inquiry/reservation.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2026-12-12.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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