France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Gardette Mine (Villard-Notre-Dame), France
Mineral locality Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: gold-in-quartz historic mine
Historic mindat gold mine famous for gold in milky quartz and fine quartz crystals.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workingsUnstable adits, steep slope
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