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Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France i
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Copper salts on the wall mine

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

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Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

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Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

Copper salts on the wall mine

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

The mine entry

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

View of Auzat from the mine

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

Copper salts on the wall mine

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

The mine entry

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

42° 45' 51'' North , 1° 28' 27'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Auzat	708 (2016)	0.6km
Vicdessos	548 (2018)	1.8km
Suc-et-Sentenac	107 (2016)	3.6km
Capoulet-et-Junac	203 (2016)	9.5km
Niaux	211 (2016)	11.0km

Mindat Locality ID:

43728

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:43728:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Midi-Pyrénées

Old Zn mine.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

34 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

References:

Philippe Rémy collection

ⓘ Antlerite ?

Formula: Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄

References:

Patrice Queneau Collection visual identification. Confirmed. Analyzed by Nicolas Meisser, Museum of Natural Sciences (Naturéum), University of Lausanne, Switzerland.Identified by Patrice Queneau: Visual Identification

ⓘ Aurichalcite

Formula: (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Brianyoungite ?

Formula: Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄

References:

Queneau, Patrice (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

References:

Philippe Rémy collection

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Cyanotrichite

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

Habit:

Colour: Bleue

References:

Collection and Collected by (Font Philippe) & analyzed by (Nicolas Meisser Musée Cantonal de géologie de Lausanne)

ⓘ Devilline

Formula: CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Philippe Rémy collection

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Chollet Pascal Collection

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

References:

Queneau, Patrice (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Ktenasite

Formula: ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O

References:

Philippe Rémy collection

ⓘ Langite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Ramsbeckite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Rosasite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Schulenbergite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Serpierite

Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Remy Ph. (2003), La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°4, pp: 9-12

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO₄)

References:

Collection and Collected by (Font Philippe)

✪ Zincowoodwardite

Formula: Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O

Habit:

Colour: Blanc

References:

Collection and Collected by (Font Philippe) & analyzed by (Nicolas Meisser Musée Cantonal de géologie de Lausanne)

Gallery:

FeS₂ⓘ Pyrite

Pyrite

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

Pyrite

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

Pyrite

Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Rosasite	5.BA.10	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Aurichalcite	5.BA.15	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Hydrozincite	5.BA.15	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Brianyoungite ?	5.BF.30	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Antlerite ?	7.BB.15	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Langite	7.DD.10	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Ktenasite	7.DD.20	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Devilline	7.DD.30	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Serpierite	7.DD.30	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Zincowoodwardite	7.DD.35	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O
ⓘ	Ramsbeckite	7.DD.60	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Schulenbergite	7.DD.80	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Cyanotrichite	7.DE.10	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Wulfenite	7.GA.05	Pb(MoO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Hemimorphite	9.BD.10	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
O	ⓘ Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
Zn	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)

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References

Rémy, P. (2003): La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 82, 9-12.

Rémy, P. & Font, P. (2008): La mine du Couloumier, Auzat (Ariège). MicroMinéral Magazine, 2.

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Couloumier mine, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France i
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