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La Violette gallery, Saint-Beauzire, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
La Violette gallery- not defined -
Saint-BeauzireCommune
BrioudeArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 17' 38'' North , 3° 17' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint-Beauzire281 (2016)2.9km
Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges258 (2016)4.4km
Paulhac654 (2016)4.5km
Espalem241 (2016)4.8km
Lorlanges263 (2016)5.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
46482
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46482:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Old mine gallery situated 300 meters S of road N588 (from St Beauzire to Grenier-Montgon), on left bank of La Violette brook.
Quartz and carbonates veins with berthierite and stibnite, in mylonites and breccias.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Graphite
Formula: C
Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Chalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O ValentiniteSb2O3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S UllmanniteNiSbS
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SbAntimony
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
PbLead
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

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