Mésage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mésage Mine | Mine |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | Commune |
| Grenoble | Arrondissement |
| Isère | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 14'' North , 5° 45' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Mésage | 1,294 (2016) | 1.0km |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | 725 (2016) | 2.2km |
| Vizille | 7,962 (2016) | 2.7km |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,511 (2016) | 3.0km |
| Laffrey | 337 (2016) | 3.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine de Mésage
The Mésage mine is an old 19th-century iron exploitation, located on the Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage territory, just at the end of the Romanche valley, 25 km south-east of Grenoble.
The first workings began around 1820. Then, in 1848, the "Fond-Gillarde" gallery, which cut the siderite vein after 160m, was dug.
The vein has been exploited during the second part of the 19th century, with some temporary interruptions. The workings remained quite small, and the western research gallery didn't cut the vein anymore.
The vein workings are 40 m long and about 20~25 m high, with a shaft that leads to the surface.
The mine is abandoned for a long time now but became famous due to the mineralogical treasures found: world-class siderite (lustrous, greenish-brown rhombohedrons reaching more than 15 cm) associated with quartz & pyrite. The siderite can also show other habits, and various colors, depending on its alteration degree.
The paragenesis also provided good-quality specimens of lustrous tetrahedrite (up to several cms), bournonite, pyrite (dodecahedrons up to 5 cm) and quartz (sometimes as sceptres or twinned).
Also noteworthy are ankerite, calcite, baryte, and apatite.
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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
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Isère
- Grenoble
- ⭔Oisans-RomancheCanton
- Grenoble
- Isère
- ⭔DauphinéProvince
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Mésage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France