Andalusia
Linares-La Carolina lead district
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: galena, cerussite, pyromorphite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
One of Europe's great lead fields, mined from Roman times to the 1980s
Extensively documented Jaen mining landscape with headframes across the hills.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open shafts
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