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France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Giromagny mines, southern Vosges

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, barite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

16th-century Pb-Cu-Ag mining valley under the Ballon d'Alsace

Documented Vosges mining heritage with marked trails and museum.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

old shafts

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