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Bois du Loup, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Bois du LoupConstruction Site
ChastreixCommune
IssoireArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 30' 40'' North , 2° 50' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.51132,2.84564
GeoHash:
G#: u044bv04s
GRN:
N31E02
Type:
Construction Site
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mont-Dore1,787 (2017)6.6km
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise1,636 (2018)6.9km
Chambon-sur-Lac392 (2016)7.8km
Picherande379 (2016)7.9km
Saint-Victor-la-Rivière227 (2016)9.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
445157
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:445157:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Le télésiège du bois du Loup, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Minerals found in 2010 during construction of a new chair lift at Bis du Loup, Super-Besse.
The coordinates are generic for the chir lift area.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Fluoro-edenite
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
ⓘ Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zirconolite
Formula: CaZrTi2O7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
ⓘOpal
var. Hyalite		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘZirconolite4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘFluoro-edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
ⓘFluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Oⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Oⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Fⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Mgⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Alⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Siⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Caⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7

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References

Designolle, Jean-Luc (2021) Quelques nouveautés dans le massif du Sancy. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 154(4), 14-21
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