Luzer veins, Luzer, Saint-Mary-le-Plain, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Luzer veins | - not defined - |
| Luzer | Mine Zone (Inactive) |
| Saint-Mary-le-Plain | Commune |
| Saint-Flour | Arrondissement |
| Cantal | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 11' 57'' North , 3° 10' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnac | 159 (2016) | 1.4km |
| Saint-Mary-le-Plain | 158 (2016) | 1.5km |
| Saint-Poncy | 343 (2016) | 4.0km |
| Molompize | 295 (2016) | 4.9km |
| Aurouze | 209 (2016) | 4.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Six veins belonging to Luzer claim :
- Two veins (NE and EW) 500 meters South of La Croix d'Astrie crossroad, right bank of Chandèze brook, upstream a small bridge on the brook.
In front (East of) of Croix d'Astrie vein, on the other side of Chaudèze brook.
Quartz vein with stibnite (twisted twinnings) and silicified breccia.
At the contact of Suc de Luzer volcano basalt, the stibnite is molten, in a cavernous quartz, and associated with "undetermined" oxides.
- Three NS quartz-stibnite veins, in the North zone of the claim.
Six galleries are known, North of Suc de Luzer volcano, above Chandèze brook, on right bank, on both sides of a NS ravine going down the volcano.
- East vein : quartz-arsenopyrite NE vein, located along RN 9 road, 400 meters South of La Besseyre village crossroad, on East slope of the volcano.
Host rocks : sillimanite gneisses and leptynitic gneisses.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O References: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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Luzer veins, Luzer, Saint-Mary-le-Plain, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France