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La Chomette vein, La Chomette, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
La Chomette veinVein
La ChometteCommune
BrioudeArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 3° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
48565
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48565:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Barite-Galena-Quartz vein, 400 meters SE from La Chomette, in the angle between old RN 102 road and the path going to road D 41.
In biotite-sillimanite anatectic gneisses.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CelestineSrSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O WitheriteBaCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France

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