Lovoya, Norway/155

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Reaching Løvøya. The suffix "øya" means island; "Løvøya" means "Leafy island" or "Broad leaf island." Esmark discovered the mineral while he was hunting for ducks to feed his family of wife and seven children. While rowing along, he glimpsed glittering minerals in the rocks. He rowed over to chip off some of the shiny mineral.