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Mimetite from
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


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Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Mimetite

Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyromorphite3
Wulfenite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25113:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘRosiers Mine (Le Rozier Mine; Le Rosier Mine), Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘLiauzun, Olloix, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘBeauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘLe Mazet vein no. 1, Le Mazet, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Brousse, A. (1982) Famous Mineral Localities: The Les Farges Mine [France]. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (5) 261-268
 
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