La Boula quarry, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Boula quarry | Quarry |
| Saint-Prix | Commune |
| Autun | Arrondissement |
| Saône-et-Loire | Department |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 56' 47'' North , 4° 3' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Prix | 231 (2016) | 1.6km |
| Glux-en-Glenne | 106 (2016) | 2.1km |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray | 525 (2016) | 4.3km |
| La Grande-Verrière | 575 (2016) | 6.7km |
| Villapourçon | 536 (2016) | 7.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burgandy; Franche-Comté
"At the place called 'La Boulas' on the D260, there is a quarry on the right and a little bit further there is one on the left with fluorite, hematite, pyrite, pyrolusite, and amethyst." [Belot, 1978]
Located 1.7 kilometers east of L'Argentolle.
Low-temperature vuggy quartz vein with wad-type undetermined manganese oxides. A manganese mine exploited this Mn ore.
This vein belongs to the fault structure of L'Argentolle main fault.
Hosts rocks: Upper Visean ryodacitic tuffas.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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La Boula quarry, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France