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A couple of fjords further the lush flower garden of Petra Sveinsdottir paints a dash of colour into the bleak landscape. But, however, the late farmer's daughter became famous for her numerous collection of minerals. Several tens of thousands of pieces have been collected by the bustling collector over the years, including the most diverse samples of all 150 minerals to be found on Iceland.
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Einige Fjorde weiter zeichnet der üppige Blumengarten von Petra Sveinsdottir einen Farbtupfer in die karge Landschaft. Berühmt wurde die mittlerweile verstorbene Farmerstochter jedoch für ihre exzessive Mineraliensammlung. Mehrere zehntausend Stücke hat die umtriebige Sammlerin im Laufe ihres Lebens zusammen-getragen, darunter unterschiedlichste Exemplare aller 150 auf Island vorkommenden Mineralien.
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