Description
Mimetite pseudomorphosed into grass-green bayldonite, accompanied by lampadite. Micro-mineral specimen.
Also known as the Cap Garonne mine, the Garonne mine is the French deposit that has provided the most mineral species (139 in total): Adamite, Arsenogorceixite, Azurite, Brochantite, Chlorargyrite, Cornwallite, Zeunérite…
Historically a copper mine abandoned in 1917, it was the playground of numerous mineralogists until its rehabilitation as a museum. It’s a fine example of our country’s valorisation…
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