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Pyrite from
Saint-Péray quarry (Vergomas quarry), Saint-Péray, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite3
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saint-Péray quarry (Vergomas quarry), Saint-Péray, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:564295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:564295:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCrussol Mountain, Saint-Flour, Valence, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘLe Mas mine, Soyons, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘBois des Mines, Saint-Laurent-du-Pape, Privas, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘLa Joie mine, Saint-Cierge-la-Serre, Privas, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘTirely mine, Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, Privas, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘCombe Chaude mine, Flaviac, Privas, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘLes Plaines mine, Flaviac, Privas, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘSoulier, Eteize, Savas, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘLa Raze, Eteize, Savas, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
43.9km (27.2 miles) ⓘGrand Filon, Eteize, Savas, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Specimen personnally collected by Jacques Malassé.
Granon, Eric (2021) La carrière de Saint-Péray, Ardèche: un petit gîte de fluorite, barytine et calcite au grand potentiel.. [The Saint-Péray quarry, Ardèche: a small deposit of fluorite, barite and calcite with great potential..]. Le Règne Minéral, 27 (162). 43-53
 
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