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Linarite from
Ste Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite, etc.

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
00711960017272002282228.jpg
Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04121510017369223472159.jpg
Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite, etc.

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
00711960017272002282228.jpg
Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Linarite

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
08330990017272002299882.jpg
Linarite, etc.

Ste Barbe vein, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Brochantite2
Galena1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ste Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:216112
Long-form Identifier:1:3:216112:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘLes Roberts, Blot-l'Église, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBaryte vein, Vitrac, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘEtang de Reliez, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Boisson, J.-M., Leydet, J.-C., Queneau, P., Revel, C., and Valverde, J. (2000) Filon Sainte-Barbe, Commune d'´Échassières (Allier, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 4, 3-46.
R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, 57, 37-41.
 
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