Drought: the ‘diamond of the Pyrenees’ uncovered by the Gave de Pau attracts rock hunters
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The drought that affects France and, specifically, the southwest of the neighboring country, has revealed on the bed of the Gave de Pau river a treasure that until now remained hidden and that has unleashed the search by geologists and collectors. These are geodes of calcite, abundant in Pyrenean rivers like this, whose transparent crystals have earned them the nickname of "diamonds of the Pyrenees".According to the newspaper Le Parisien, this r…
The drought affecting France and, in particular, the southwest of the neighbouring country, has revealed on the bed of the river Gave de Pau a treasure that until now remained hidden and that has unleashed the search by geologists and collectors. These are calcite geodes, abundant in Pyrenean rivers as
Drought: the ‘diamond of the Pyrenees’ uncovered by the Gave de Pau attracts rock hunters
Drought is revealing an astonishing treasure in the Gave de Pau: the ‘diamonds of the Pyrenees’, calcite crystals highly prized by collectors.The ‘diamond of the Pyrenees’ is actually a calcite geode highly sought after by collectors. Le Parisien/Lisa EtcheberryAn ancient geological treasure that has become much more accessible because of exceptionally low water levels: this is what the groups working to protect the Gave de Pau are concerned abo…
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