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Schorl from
Puech de Leguo quarry, La Capelle-Bleys, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Puech de Leguo quarry, La Capelle-Bleys, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:713366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:713366:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘCastailhac, Golinhac, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘEnguiales Mine, Le Fel, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘCaylus-Haut, Leucamp, Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘBancarel, Leucamp, Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘCauvignat mine, Teissières-les-Boulies, Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘTeissières-les-Boulies, Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘMontredon Mine, Montredon-Labessonnié, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘAuriole, Roquecourbe, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
79.4km (49.4 miles) ⓘLa Croix Saint Julien, Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
79.6km (49.4 miles) ⓘLa Croix Saint Julien (Le Clap), La Croix Saint Julien, Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
References
Gayraud, Laurent; Gineste, Cédrick; Bernadi, Guy; Johannet, Jean-Marc (2011) Bleys et Puech de Compolibat: deux localités minéralogiques remarquables du massif de leucogranite de La Capelle-Bleys (Aveyron). [Bleys and Puech de Compolibat: two remarkable mineralogical localities of the leucogranite massif of La Capelle-Bleys (Aveyron).]. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 111(1), 7-23
Gineste, Cédrick; Gayraud, Laurent; Johannet, Jean-Marc (2026) Minéralogie du Puech de Leguo, La Capelle-Bleys, Aveyron. [Mineralogy of Puech de Leguo, La Capelle-Bleys, Aveyron.]. MinéraLogique, 2026 (#1). 30-41p.38
 
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