[Rockhounds] Mines d'Argent des Rois Francs à Melle - Silver in Galena!

[gary brown]

Thanks!  I'll run it thru the translator...also known as my step-daughter!

GcB


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Subject: [Rockhounds] Mines d'Argent des Rois Francs à Melle - Silver in Galena!

On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 20:08:01 +0200, Gary Brown asked:

 >This weekend we visited the Mines d'Argent des Rois  >Francs ? Melle where they extracted silver from Galena.
 >The guide said the rock was soapstone". Looked more  >like a highly silicified limestone.
 >Does anyone have any geological details on that site?

Dear Gary,

I found a PDF file online.

http://avg85.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/AVG.Bulletin-2010-2.pdf

On pages 25 - 34 it has an article: "Les Mines d’Argent des rois Francs à Melle." It is in French. However, it might give you a place to start.

Yours,

Paul H.

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