Gergovie, La Roche-Blanche, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Gergovie | - not defined - |
La Roche-Blanche | Commune |
Clermont-Ferrand | Arrondissement |
Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 43' 8'' North , 3° 7' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 2,307 (2016) | 2.0km |
La Roche-Blanche | 3,051 (2016) | 2.1km |
Romagnat | 8,771 (2016) | 2.7km |
Orcet | 2,802 (2016) | 3.4km |
Le Crest | 1,178 (2016) | 3.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
12795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12795:7
GUID (UUID V4):
be2e1d41-1aed-4c2a-a929-b0f67f2ec1b0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
"(Coming from Romagnat). Exit Clermont on the N9 on the south side and immediately to the left take the D21 to arrive at Romagnat where one can find quartz at the place called 'Le Puy-Giroux'. Follow the D3 south and take the D52E left of the intersection to arrive at Gergovie." [Belot, 1978]
Small unauthorized workings on the eastern slope of the Gergovie plateau.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Sprays of thin crystals. Colour: White Description: Nice crystalline sprays on a gossanny matrix, purchased from Isis Minerals, July 10th 2005.
The aragonites are on puzzolana. References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Balls of calcite. Colour: White References: |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
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