Margabal Mine, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Margabal Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Entraygues-sur-Truyère | Commune |
| Rodez | Arrondissement |
| Aveyron | Department |
| Occitanie | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 37' 35'' North , 2° 34' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Entraygues-sur-Truyère | 1,417 (2016) | 2.2km |
| Golinhac | 414 (2016) | 2.6km |
| Florentin-la-Capelle | 333 (2016) | 4.9km |
| Espeyrac | 254 (2016) | 5.0km |
| Campuac | 460 (2016) | 6.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées
Other Languages:
French:
Mine de Margabal, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Occitan:
Entraigas (Antraigas), Rodés, Avairon, Occitània, Entraigas, Rodés, Avairon, Occitània, França
Margabal is a historic mine, a tiny hole in the south-West of France, which probably produces among the finest torbernites in the world!
The mine was open for a very short time for uranium ore, from 1957 to 1960.
It is a small mine, about only 100 m of extension.
During the summer of 1997, well after the blasting of the only entrance, some motivated collectors have managed to open a new entrance by digging a tunnel from the top of the mine. The tunnel follows a vein of smoky quartz with a bit of metatorbernite.
In the same year, an exceptional piece, undoubtedly the most beautiful metatorbernite in the world, a stalactite of nearly 50 cm long was found by J. Adani! This incredible specimen is now in the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Note: Situation in late May 2025. The mine is now sealed with a 1-meter-thick wall, featuring a bat access port (partially cut through).(https://www.mindat.org/mesg-746255.html).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O References: |
| ⓘ Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O References: |
| ✪ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Uranocircite Formula: Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Uranocircite | 8.EB.05 | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Meta-autunite | 8.EB.10 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Massif CentralHighland Region
- ⭔Midi-PyrénéesRegion
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Margabal Mine, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, France