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Montevecchio Mine, Sardinia, Italy

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, sphalerite, cerussite, anglesite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Pb-Zn hydrothermal veins

Major historic lead-zinc district documented for galena and secondary minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old mine workings, dumps

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