Lafayette vein, Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Lafayette vein | Vein |
Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure | Commune |
Yssingeaux | Arrondissement |
Haute-Loire | Department |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 22' 24'' North , 4° 14' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Fraisses | 3,982 (2016) | 1.2km |
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon | 1,353 (2016) | 3.0km |
Aurec-sur-Loire | 5,226 (2016) | 3.3km |
Pont-Salomon | 1,725 (2016) | 3.8km |
Firminy | 17,902 (2016) | 3.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
215900
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215900:6
GUID (UUID V4):
270e85ef-7f2d-4722-979b-9efc715a1c5b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
A long quartz vein that crosses twice the Semène River and outcrops next to the Lafayette hamlet. This vein was mined for lead in the late 18th and the early 19th centuries (probably by the Blumenstein family) but all adits are collapsed or flooded now and only some few dumps remain.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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