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Magnetite from
Salsigne mine, Salsigne, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:In altered metabasite sills : Rims spinels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salsigne mine, Salsigne, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320219
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320219:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘOrb river alluvial deposits, Tarassac, Mons, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
65.3km (40.5 miles) ⓘAndradite skarn, Feilluns (Felluns), Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘWollastonite skarn, Feilluns (Felluns), Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘAnsignan charnockite intrusion, Feilluns (Felluns), Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘCaladroy, Bélesta, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘPort conchylicole beach alluvial deposits, Grau de Leucate, Leucate, Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘArènes beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘGrande Plage beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘLe Lido beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘTorreilles-Plage beach alluvial deposits, Torreilles, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
References
Béziat, Didier; Monchoux, Pierre (1991) Les spinelles chromozincifères du district aurifère de Salsigne (Montagne Noire, France) / Cr-and Zn-bearing spinels in the Salsigne district gold deposit (Montagne Noire, France). European Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (6). 957-970 doi:10.1127/ejm/3/6/0957
Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR
 
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