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Aigue Bonne quarry, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
Regional Level Types
Aigue Bonne quarryQuarry
Saint-RaphaëlCommune
DraguignanArrondissement
VarDepartment
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 25' 30'' North , 6° 49' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint-Raphaël34,918 (2018)4.7km
Fréjus53,098 (2016)7.8km
Puget-sur-Argens6,943 (2016)12.3km
Théoule-sur-Mer1,347 (2016)12.8km
Roquebrune-sur-Argens12,485 (2016)16.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
186965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:186965:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Aigue bonne


Aigue Bonne is an old quarry exploited for "esterellite", the "esterel blue porphyry." It is located near the seashore, on the St Raphael commune, in Var Department, in the south of France.

Access is easy from the N.98 route, going to "Le drammont" 1 km before "Drammont plage" turn left to the military cemetery and here turn right to "le parc d'aigue bonne" you'll see the quarry 200 m before reaching this point.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Habit: very small bipyramidal cristals
Colour: amber, honey
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Colour: salmon pink
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: cubes, octaedres, pyritoedres
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: prism, sceptres
Colour: colorless, white
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AnataseTiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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