La Bade quarry, Collandres, Riom-ès-Montagnes, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Bade quarry | Quarry |
| Collandres | - not defined - |
| Riom-ès-Montagnes | Commune |
| Mauriac | Arrondissement |
| Cantal | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 12' 7'' North , 2° 39' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Collandres | 226 (2016) | 3.8km |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 123 (2016) | 4.7km |
| Cheylade | 341 (2016) | 4.8km |
| Apchon | 242 (2016) | 6.0km |
| Le Claux | 218 (2016) | 6.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
"(Coming from Riom-ès-Montagne). South of the latter village on the D63 and then the D263 there is a mine exploiting pyrite and a few other minerals." [Belot, 1978]
Former subterranean quarry of diatomites. There are no real remnants of the mining activity anymore today because the adit entrances were filled. The diatomites formed approximately 5 million years ago in crater lakes (maars).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Description: Crusts of curved needles (3-8 millimeters). |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Cylindrical nodules (30X5 centimeters). |
| ⓘ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O Description: Associated with Melanterite. |
| ⓘ Szomolnokite Formula: FeSO4 · H2O Description: On Pyrite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Szomolnokite | 7.CB.05 | FeSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Volcanos of Auvergne Regional Natural ParkProtected Area
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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