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Mineralogique

Meretrice

The Mérétrice mine, New-Caledonia

The former lead-zinc-silver mine at Mérétrice was a small operation that was active intermittently between 1884 and 1930 in the far north of New Caledonia.
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PuechLeguo

The Puech de Leguo quarry, Aveyron

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Professional techniques

In this section, we will provide an overview of the mining exploration methods and techniques that can be used by amateur mineral prospectors.
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My PhD thesis summarised for the rockhounders

In this short section, a young PhD student in geology/mineralogy explains his work in relation to metallogeny and/or mineralogy in simple terms.
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Prospecting Echoes

A look back at some of the recent mineralogical discoveries made in the field. Here, we give the floor to prospectors who are willing to share their findings and adventures.
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The founder

Cédrick Gineste has 35 years of experience in field mineralogy. An exploration geologist since 1997, his field missions have taken him to more than twenty countries across five continents. He has a naturalistic approach to mineralogy and collects deposits and their parageneses rather than minerals.

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