Prat Méno, Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prat Méno | Mining Concession (Abandoned) |
| Meslan | Commune |
| Pontivy | Arrondissement |
| Morbihan | Department |
| Brittany | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 59' 41'' North , 3° 27' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mining Concession (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Deposit first discovered:
1956
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meslan | 1,278 (2016) | 2.2km |
| Le Faouët | 3,032 (2016) | 4.7km |
| Berné | 1,327 (2016) | 5.1km |
| Lanvénégen | 1,184 (2016) | 5.9km |
| Querrien | 1,689 (2016) | 6.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Prat Méno-en-Meslan
Uranium deposit discovered on April 20, 1956, by geologist Bernard Mulot (working for the CFMU). It was also at this deposit that the CFMU (Compagnie Française des Minerais d'Uranium) found its first pitchblende in Brittany!
Quartz vein, approximately forty centimeters thick, within the mica schists at the contact with the granite massif.
Quartz vein, approximately forty centimeters thick, within the mica schists at the contact with the granite massif.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O References: Benjamin Carballo CollectionIdentified by Benjamin Carballo: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
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Prat Méno, Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France