France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montebras pegmatite, Soumans
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: montebrasite, amblygonite, cassiterite, lepidolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rare-element granite cupola, type locality of montebrasite, quarried for kaolin and lithium interest
Documented type locality in systematic mineralogy.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry workings
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