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Pyrargyrite from
Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrargyrite

Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena2
Stephanite1
Ankerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:108554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:108554:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘLussaud, Laurie, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBrousse, Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘLes Anglais vein (La Minayre vein; Suc de l'Eglise), Lubilhac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘLa Fagotaire, Meallet, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.9km (31.7 miles) ⓘDrulhes, Meallet, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘLes Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘBaryte vein, Vitrac, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘLa Peyrouse mine, Mérinchal, Aubusson, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
Pierrot, R., Picot, P., and Périchaud, J.J. (1971) Inventaire Minéralogique du Cantal. BRGM / Editions G. de Bussac.
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Pegere, G. (2002) Une virée aux mines d'argent de Colombine, à Fournial, près de Molèdes (15). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 78(4), 25-26.
 
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