St Laurent fluorite mine, Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Largentière, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| St Laurent fluorite mine | Mine |
| Saint-Laurent-les-Bains | Commune |
| Largentière | Arrondissement |
| Ardèche | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 36' 6'' North , 3° 58' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-les-Bains | 191 (2016) | 0.6km |
| La Bastide-Puylaurent | 170 (2016) | 5.5km |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès | 483 (2016) | 5.7km |
| Luc | 222 (2016) | 8.4km |
| Prévenchères | 229 (2016) | 10.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
"(Coming from Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès). South of Pradelles on the N106 until Langogne. South of this city on the D906 until La Bastide-Puylaurent. Turn left onto the D4. Baryte, fluorite, and quartz in a mine." [Belot, 1978]
Old fluorite mine (started in 1925 and closed in 1968) located on a long quartz-fluorite vein, about 1 km east of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains. This deposit is well known for the strange shape of the green fluorite crystals (octahedrons looking like "melted candies").
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Ardèche
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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St Laurent fluorite mine, Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Largentière, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France