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Bancherelle Mine, Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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Bancherelle MineMine
RisCommune
ThiersArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 0' 35'' North , 3° 32' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ris719 (2016)2.5km
Mariol671 (2016)2.9km
Châteldon775 (2016)3.8km
Arronnes336 (2016)6.2km
Busset878 (2016)6.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
45807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45807:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Quartz vein including uranium ores. Located 500 m WNW of the Etang de Reliez vein, about 4 km NW of Lachaux.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kintoreite
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Blue opal Fire opal
Parsonsite
Formula: Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Red microcrystalline quartz (hematite) Smoky quartz
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Kintoreite8.BL.10PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Parsonsite8.EA.10Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O HematiteFe2O3
O KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UraniniteUO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S AikinitePbCuBiS3
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
PbLead
Pb AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi AikinitePbCuBiS3
Bi Native BismuthBi
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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