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Tunisia, Béja Governorate

Sidi Bou Aouane, Tunisia

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite, galena.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Pb-Zn mine

Documented lead-zinc mine producing sphalerite, galena and calcite.

Before you go

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Old workings

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