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United Kingdom, England
Mendip Hills, Somerset
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: galena, barite, smithsonite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: lead/zinc mineralisation
Historic Mendip orefield documented for galena, calcite, barite and Mendipite-type species.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workings, swallets, farmland
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