France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Farges Mine (Ussel), France
Mineral locality Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: pyromorphite, galena, cerussite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: pyromorphite locality
Famous mindat locality for orange pyromorphite crystals from a former lead mine.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workings, lead minerals
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