Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Quartz
Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Pictures and collection: Philippe Michelin
Amethyst from Ploemeur (Kaolin Quarry), Morbihan, Bretagne
written language Breton (Brittany): Kouarz Ametist eus: Kaolinegi Plañvour, Mor-Bihan, Breizh
Kaolins of Arvor society founded in 1919.
The quarry produces around 70,000 tonnes of kaolin and 7,500 tonnes of muscovite, as well as 50,000 ...
© Philippe Michelin Amethyst's