Les Clausis mine, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Les Clausis mine | Mine |
| Saint-Véran | Commune |
| Briançon | Arrondissement |
| Hautes-Alpes | Department |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 40' 35'' North , 6° 55' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Véran | 286 (2016) | 4.9km |
| Molines-en-Queyras | 347 (2016) | 8.4km |
| Maddalena | 120 (2014) | 10.5km |
| Pontechianale | 208 (2012) | 10.7km |
| Ceillac | 303 (2016) | 11.1km |
Located near the road to Clausis chapel, near Torrent de Pinilière ravine.
Native copper and bornite mineralization at the contact of serpentinites and calcareous schists.
Extraction of copper began in the Paleolithic and stopped in the 1960s.
NOTE: Archeological site, collecting rocks and minerals is completely forbidden.
Native copper and bornite mineralization at the contact of serpentinites and calcareous schists.
Extraction of copper began in the Paleolithic and stopped in the 1960s.
NOTE: Archeological site, collecting rocks and minerals is completely forbidden.
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| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: prismatic Colour: colourless to white References: |
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe Description: In bornite. |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Description: Veins in serpentinized peridotite. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
| ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite Formula: Co9S8 |
| ⓘ Coloradoite Formula: HgTe Description: Inclusions in bornite. |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ 'Crossite' |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Glaucophane Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Associated with chalcopyrite. |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ Idaite Formula: Cu5FeS6 |
| ⓘ Lawsonite Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Mushketovite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Description: Threads and plates (a few centimeters wide) in pyroxenes.
Native copper mineralization is independent of sulphides mineralization. |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Selenium Formula: Se |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Habit: globular Colour: white Description: white crust usually on albite. References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrophanite Formula: Mn2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Riebeckite Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stilpnomelane Formula: K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O Habit: lamellar Colour: brown References: |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Selenium | 1.CC.10 | Se |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Cobaltpentlandite | 2.BB.15 | Co9S8 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Mushketovite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophanite | 4.CB.05 | Mn2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Lawsonite | 9.BE.05 | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Ferro-glaucophane | 9.DE.25 | ◻Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Glaucophane | 9.DE.25 | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Stilpnomelane | 9.EG.40 | K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Crossite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Mushketovite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite | Co9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Mushketovite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite | Co9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Se | ⓘ Native Selenium | Se |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Localities in this Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Hautes-Alpes
- Briançon
- Saint-Véran
- Les Clausis mine
- Saint-Véran
- Briançon
- Hautes-Alpes
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- AlpsAccretionary Complex
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- The AlpsMountain Range
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References
Bourgarit, David; Rostan, Pierre; Carozza, Laurent; Mille, Benoît; Artioli, Gilberto (2010) Vingt ans de recherches à Saint-Véran, Hautes Alpes: état des connaissances de l’activité de production de cuivre à l’âge du Bronze ancien. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 67 (2). p.269-285. doi:10.3989/tp.2010.10039
Les Clausis mine, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France