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Cistrières Mine, Cistrières, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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Cistrières MineMine
CistrièresCommune
BrioudeArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 3° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
GRN:
N31E02
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
46138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46138:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Ancient antimony mine, working quartz veins carrying mainly stibnite. Several old dumps still remain on the west slope of the Suc de Mons hill and in the ravine south of it. Located 500 m north of Cistrières, 2 km SE of Lubilhac and about 11 km SW of Brioude.
Ref.: J.-J. Périchaud: Les Minéraux d'Auvergne, Vol. 2, Clermont-Ferrand (1986)

Host rocks : biotite-sillimanite gneisses.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAntimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ AntimonySb
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3

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