France
Europe — 551,695 km²
Capital: Paris
2 specimens in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species — found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
  • Chessy-les-Mines Rhône endemic
    Chessylite (Azurite) — named after this locality, Malachite, Cuprite
  • Cap Garonne Var endemic
    Chalcosiderite, Liroconite, unique phosphate assemblage
  • Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans Isère
    Alpine Quartz, Anatase, Brookite, Adularia — exceptional Alpine clefts
  • Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Alsace
    Silver, Cobalt arsenides, Fluorite — world's largest mineral show held here
  • Le Beix Puy-de-Dôme
    Mimetite, Pyromorphite, Vanadinite
  • Trimouns Ariège
    Talc, Dolomite, Chlorite — largest talc quarry in Europe
  • Bournac Aveyron
    Pyromorphite, Wulfenite on Limonite
Notable locality    Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
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