La Presta asphalt mine, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerlandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Presta asphalt mine | Mine |
| Val-de-Travers | District |
| Neuchâtel | Canton |
| Switzerland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 55' 52'' North , 6° 39' 25'' East
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Mine d'asphaltum de la Presta, district du Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Suisse
Now a tourist mine. Asphalt was mined from the beginning of the 18th century until 1986.
Rosickýite forms fine crystalline efflorescences on the mine walls. Associated minerals are asphalt (bitumen), calcite, pyrite, gypsum, rozenite, limonite and native sulphur (orthorhombic α-sulphur).
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6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum' |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Rosickýite Formula: S |
| ⓘ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Rosickýite | 1.CC.05 | S |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Rosickýite | S |
| S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
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La Presta asphalt mine, Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland