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France, Occitanie

Pierrefitte-Nestalas mines

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite, galena.

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

Why this spot

Pyrenean Pb-Zn veins mined above the Gave de Pau until 1970

Documented Hautes-Pyrenees mining locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

steep terrain

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