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Tunisia, Ben Arous Governorate

Djebel Ressas, Tunisia

Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: smithsonite, galena, cerussite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Pb-Zn carbonate

Historic lead-zinc mountain documented for smithsonite, calcite and galena.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old shafts, steep cliffs

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