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Le Fraisse vein, Lubilhac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Le Fraisse veinVein
LubilhacCommune
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:
~5km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
49172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49172:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Quartz-stibnite-berthierite veins brecciating gneisses.
Along road D12 from Brioude to Saint-Flour, 500 meters N from the crossing with road D175 towards Lubilhac.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Description: Early : inclusions in pyrite.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Late in the paragenesis.
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Chapmanite
Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Description: XRD analysed by Michel Blondieau at "Laboratoire de minéralogie, université de Liège, Belgium"
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
'Melnikovite'
Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
Description: Relictual in berthierite.
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Description: XRD analysed by Michel Blondieau at "Laboratoire de minéralogie, université de Liège, Belgium"
'Plagionite Group'
Formula: Pb2N-1(Pb1-xSbx)2(Sb1-xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4
References:
Pascal Chollet collectionIdentified by Pascal Chollet: SEM-WDS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Two facies : - Melnicovite spherulites associated with berthierite - Automorph
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
Habit: octaedron
Colour: colorless to white
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Description: Two generations of stibnite : - Early, with residual berthierite - Automorph, late, in veinlets
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Habit: lamelar
Colour: white

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Senarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chapmanite9.ED.25Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Unclassified
'Melnikovite'-
'Plagionite Group'-Pb2N-1(Pb1-xSbx)2(Sb1-xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
NNitrogen
N Plagionite GroupPb2N-1(Pb1-xSbx)2(Sb1-xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SenarmontiteSb2O3
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Si ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S CovelliteCuS
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Plagionite GroupPb2N-1(Pb1-xSbx)2(Sb1-xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4
KPotassium
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
SbAntimony
Sb Native AntimonySb
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
Sb Plagionite GroupPb2N-1(Pb1-xSbx)2(Sb1-xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb Plagionite GroupPb2N-1(Pb1-xSbx)2(Sb1-xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N, where N = 1, 2, 3 or 4

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