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Hematite from
Terres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Terres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774267:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘManiglia Mt. Mine, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘMaddalena lazulite deposit, Prazzo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘSant'Anna di Bellino, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘVaraita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSambuco gramaccioliite site (Sambuco “historical” site), Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘSalza Mountain, Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘLago Blu, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘLes Clausis mine, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘLe Queyron, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
De Ascenção Guedes, Roger (2011) Echos de la Minéralogie français. Le cuivre de Terres Plaines (Alpes-de-haute-Provence) [Echoes of French Mineralogy. Copper from Terre Plaines (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (101). 35
"Découverte d'une minéralisation cuprifère dans le vallon de Terres Plaine, près de Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence" - FOURCAULT J-M. (2011) La Revue des Micromonteurs n°15 - Association "Micromonteurs"
 
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