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Granite quarry, Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France i
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Granite quarry Quarry
Vieille-Brioude Commune
Brioude Arrondissement
Haute-Loire Department
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

45° North , 3° East (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~5km

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

46134

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:46134:7

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes

A small quarry in granite, mylonitized leptynitic gneisses and biotite-sillimanite anatectic gneisses, near a contact with cordierite anatexites. In the quarry, a quartz vein is exposed, carrying arsenopyrite and bismuth ores. Located besides the D 16 road leading from Vieille-Brioude to St Ilpize on the eastern side of the Allier valley, just 50 m uphill from the Allier river bridge on the N 102 road.

P.G. Pélisson : "Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français)", Doctorate Thesis, Orléans, France, 1989

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenogoyazite

Formula: SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆

Description: This mineral, in fact, is not Arsenogoyazite, but seems to fit the "Weilerite" old description (Ba Al3 (Aso4) (So4) (OH)6 ).

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: Bi

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: (Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)

Habit: crystals up to 1 cm

Description: In anatexites

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: PbS

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Formula: ZnS

References:

Pélisson, P.G. (1989) Etude Minéralogique et Métallogénique du District Filonien Polytype de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire, Massif Central Français). Orléans.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Halotrichite	7.CB.85	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Arsenogoyazite	8.BL.10	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Cordierite	9.CJ.10	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
ⓘ	Schorl	9.CK.05	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Arsenogoyazite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Arsenogoyazite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Arsenogoyazite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenogoyazite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Arsenogoyazite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃

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