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Giro, Ouche mines, Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Giro- not defined -
Ouche minesMine Zone (Abandoned)
MassiacCommune
Saint-FlourArrondissement
CantalDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 16' 7'' North , 3° 10' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Massiac1,835 (2016)2.6km
Grenier-Montgon117 (2016)2.8km
Aurouze209 (2016)3.9km
Besse135 (2016)4.4km
Molompize295 (2016)5.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
53009
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53009:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


In Bussac brook ravine, upstream, near Bussac.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Antimony
Formula: Sb
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3
'Melnikovite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Sulphur
Formula: S8
References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Calcite
var. Iron-bearing Calcite
5.AB.05(Ca,Fe)CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Melnikovite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
S SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
FeIron
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
SbAntimony
Sb AntimonySb
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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