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Brochantite from
Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brochantite

Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite8
Langite8
Cuprite6
Cerussite6
Anglesite4
Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)2
Linarite2
Connellite2
Spangolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2395
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2395:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘCharrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘChanrion mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘLongefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘBouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘChessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘLe Mazet vein no. 1, Le Mazet, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Vernay, R. (1997): Le Crozet (Loire, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 55(1), 9-22.
Chollet, Pascal, Devouard, Bertrand, Kolitsch, Uwe (2013) La mine de cuivre et plomb des Rats, Le Crozet, Loire [Le Rats copper and lead mine, Le Crozet, Loire]. Le Règne Minéral, 19 (109). 6-46
 
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