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Native Bismuth from
Charrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Bismuth
Formula:Bi
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wittichenite1
Chalcopyrite1
Digenite1
Roquesite1
Covellite1
Bornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Bismuth data
Locality Data:Click here to view Charrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:253000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:253000:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Bismuth
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘBancherelle Mine, Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘMine de l'Eperon (La Bosse), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘBeauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘChessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘChizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘChampagnac-le-Vieux, Champagnac-le-Vieux, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘLamandie forest, Cistrières, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘRicoules Mine (Rousseille Mine; Brugerolle Mine), Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘLodines, Saint-Just-près-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Aye, Françoise, Bouladon, Jean, Picot, Paul, Pouit, Georges (1978) Quelques exemples d'apports de la minéralogie à la connaissance et la recherche des gîtes minéraux. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 101 (2) 139-147 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1978.7182
Lerouge, Catherine, Gloaguen, Eric, Wille, Guillaume, Bailly, Laurent (2017) Distribution of In and other rare metals in cassiterite and associated minerals in Sn ± W ore deposits of the western Variscan Belt. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (4) 739-753 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2673
 
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