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Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types
Filon Jaune- not defined -
ValzerguesCommune
Villefranche-de-RouergueArrondissement
AveyronDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The famous "filon jaune",Nespoulieres,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
09424380017272299612480.jpg
The famous "filon jaune",Nespoulieres,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
03252530017272299629423.jpg
"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
05944820017272299625198.jpg
"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
03028770017272259661912.jpg
"Filon jaune"/yellow vein,Nespoulières,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
09424380017272299612480.jpg
The famous "filon jaune",Nespoulieres,Valzergues in Sept 2013

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 2° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
211425
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211425:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mespoulieres
Name(s) in local language(s):
Filon jaune


Workings in the Filon Jaune (yellow vein) aka Mespoulieres were opened in the late 1920's only for fluorite specimen production.

Most of the fluorites displayed here on Mindat actually came from this location.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Fluorite
Formula: CaF2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2

List of minerals for each chemical element

FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France

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