Pale Bidau mine, Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pale Bidau mine | Mine |
| Melles | Canton |
| Saint-Gaudens | Arrondissement |
| Haute-Garonne | Department |
| Occitanie | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 52' 22'' North , 0° 49' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Melles | 108 (2016) | 5.0km |
| Fos | 314 (2016) | 6.9km |
| Caneján | 110 (2012) | 7.8km |
| Saint-Lary | 141 (2016) | 8.7km |
| Boutx | 296 (2016) | 9.5km |
Note: Coordinates are those of the mountain peak.
See also the nearby (identical?) Pale de Raze mines.
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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
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Argutite | 4.DB.05 | GeO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Brunogeierite | 9.AC.15 | Ge4+Fe2+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Carboirite | 9.J0.05 | Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group var. Lepidomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carboirite | Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Argutite | GeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Brunogeierite | Ge4+Fe22+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Carboirite | Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Carboirite | Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Brunogeierite | Ge4+Fe22+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Carboirite | Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Argutite | GeO2 |
| Ge | ⓘ Brunogeierite | Ge4+Fe22+O4 |
| Ge | ⓘ Carboirite | Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Cantabrian-Pyrenean BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- PyreneesMountain Range
France
- ⭔Midi-PyrénéesRegion
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References
Cugerone, Alexandre; Cenki-Tok, Bénédicte; Chauvet, Alain; Le Goff, Elisabeth; Bailly, Laurent; Alard, Olivier; Allard, Mael (2018) Relationships between the occurrence of accessory Ge-minerals and sphalerite in Variscan Pb-Zn deposits of the Bossost anticlinorium, French Pyrenean Axial Zone: Chemistry, microstructures and ore-deposit setting. Ore Geology Reviews, 95. 1-19 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.02.016
