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Diélette iron mines, Flamanville, Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, Francei
Regional Level Types
Diélette iron minesGroup of Mines
FlamanvilleCommune
CherbourgArrondissement
MancheDepartment
NormandyRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 32' 52'' North , 1° 52' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Flamanville1,722 (2016)1.7km
Tréauville647 (2016)4.4km
Les Pieux3,413 (2016)5.9km
Helleville330 (2016)6.0km
Héauville375 (2016)6.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
50036
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50036:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lower Normandy


"(Coming from Les Pieux). Southwest on the D900 from Cherbourg. Take the 904 until Les Pieux. Take the D23. There are old iron mines (which have recently been abandoned) with epidote, ilmenite, marcasite, mica, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and rutile." [Belot, 1978]

Devonian sediments metamorphized by granite and skarns.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Mica Group'
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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