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Bussang mining district, Bussang, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, Francei
Regional Level Types
Bussang mining districtMining District (Abandoned)
BussangCommune
ÉpinalArrondissement
VosgesDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 53' 10'' North , 6° 51' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mining District (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
337376
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337376:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bussang
Other Languages:
French:
Bussang, Bussang, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France
German:
Bussang, Bussang, Arrondissement Épinal, Vogesen, Großer Osten, Frankreich
Italian:
Bussang, Bussang, arrondissement di Épinal, Vosgi, Grand Est, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
比桑, 比桑, 埃皮纳勒区, 孚日省, 大東部大區, 法国
Spanish:
Bussang, Bussang, distrito de Épinal, Vosgos, Gran Este, Francia
Afrikaans:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosgos, Gran Este, Francia
Asturian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosgos, Gran Este, Francia
Bambara:
Bussang, Bussang, Faransi
Basque:
Bussang, Bussang, Épinaleko barrutia, Vosges, Grand Est, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Bussang, Bussang, Arrondissement Épinal, Frankreich
Breton:
Bussang, Bussang, arondisamant Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Bussang, Bussang, Perancis
Catalan:
Bussang, Bussang, Districte d'Épinal, Vosges, Gran Est, França
Cebuano:
Bussang, Bussang, Arrondissement d'Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, Pransiya
Chechen:
Бюссан, Бюссан, Франци
Corsican:
Bussang, Bussang, Francia
Croatian:
Bussang, Bussang, Grand Est, Francuska
Czech:
Bussang, Bussang, Arrondissement Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, Francie
Danish:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Frankrig
Dutch:
Bussang, Bussang, Arrondissement Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Bussang, Bussang, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Francio
Estonian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges'i departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Bussang, Bussang, Frakland
Finnish:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Bussang, Bussang, Vôges , France
Friulian:
Bussang, Bussang, France
Galician:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosgos, Gran Leste, Francia
Greenlandic:
Bussang, Bussang, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Bussang, Bussang, Frakkland
Ido:
Bussang, Bussang, Francia
Indonesian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Timur Raya, Perancis
Interlingua:
Bussang, Bussang, Departimento Vosges, Grand Est, Francia
Interlingue:
Bussang, Bussang, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Bussang, Bussang, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Bussang, Bussang, Frans
Japanese:
ビュッサン, ビュッサン, エピナル郡, ヴォージュ県, グラン・テスト地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Bussang, Bussang, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бюссан, Бюссан, Вогез, Франция
Kongo:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Fwalansa
Latvian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vogēzi, Francija
Ligurian:
Bussang, Bussang, Fransa
Limburgian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vogėzai, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Bussang, Bussang, Arrondissement Épinal, Departement Vosges, Grand Est, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Frantsa
Malay:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Bussang, Bussang, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bussang, Bussang, Épinal Kūn, Vosges, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Bussang, Bussang, France
Neapolitan:
Bussang, Bussang, Franza
Norwegian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Frankrike
Occitan:
Bussang, Bussang, Vòges, Grand Èst, França
Papiamento:
Bussang, Bussang, Fransia
Picard:
Bussang, Bussang, Franche
Piedmontese:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Fransa
Polish:
Bussang, Bussang, Okręg Épinal, Wogezy, Grand Est, Francja
Portuguese:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grande Leste, França
Romanian:
Bussang, Bussang, Arondismentul Épinal, Vosges, Franța
Romansh:
Bussang, Bussang, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Bussang, Bussang, Frantza
Scots:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Бисан, Бисан, Вогези, Гран ест, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Francuska
Sicilian:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosgos, Francia
Slovak:
Bussang, Bussang, Épinal, Vosges, Alsasko-Champagne-Ardenne-Lotrinsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
比桑, 比桑, 孚日, 大東部, 法國
Turkish:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Бюссан, Бюссан, Вогези, Гранд-Ест, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Bussang, Bussang, Fransiya
Venetian:
Bussang, Bussang, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Bussang, Bussang, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, Pháp
Volapük:
Bussang, Bussang, Fransän
Walloon:
Bussang, Bussang, France
Waray:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Grand Est, Fransya
Welsh:
Bussang, Bussang, Vosges, Dwyrain Mawr, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Bussang, Bussang, Grand Est, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Bussang, Bussang, Faraas
Zulu:
Bussang, Bussang, IFulansi


A vein, hosted in into microsyenite and microgranite, with a length of 2 km that was worked probably since XVIth century.
This vein, oriented E-S-E, runs from Bussang to Noire-Goutte and Chapelle-des-Vès.
23 mine names are listed in the literature, but their locations are uncertain, all works are closed since centuries.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


36 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Agardite-(Ce)
Formula: CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Aikinite
Formula: CuPbBiS3
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
References:
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bayldonite
Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
References:
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chapmanite
Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dussertite
Formula: BaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
References:
Cédric Lheur collection.Identification: SEM-EDS
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Eulytine
Formula: Bi4(SiO4)3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Gilmarite
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Description: H. Forner collection, G. Parodi analysis (MNHNP).
Glaucodot
Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
References:
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Mixite
Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Glaucodot2.EB.10c(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Aikinite2.HB.05aCuPbBiS3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Gilmarite8.BE.25Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Bayldonite8.BH.45PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Dussertite8.BL.10BaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Agardite-(Ce)8.DL.15CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Mixite8.DL.15BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Eulytine9.AD.40Bi4(SiO4)3
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Chapmanite9.ED.25Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H DussertiteBaFe33+(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H GilmariteCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O DussertiteBaFe33+(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O GilmariteCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AikiniteCuPbBiS3
S BaryteBaSO4
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
CaCalcium
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Fe DussertiteBaFe33+(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Fe Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cu Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Cu BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Cu GilmariteCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
AsArsenic
As Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As DussertiteBaFe33+(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As GilmariteCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba DussertiteBaFe33+(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
CeCerium
Ce Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
PbLead
Pb AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Pb BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
BiBismuth
Bi AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2
Bi EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
Bi MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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