Mineral spring, Saint-Nectaire, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Mineral spring | Spring |
Saint-Nectaire | Commune |
Issoire | Arrondissement |
Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 35' 20'' North , 2° 59' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Saint-Nectaire | 705 (2016) | 0.1km |
Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite | 275 (2016) | 4.2km |
Murol | 585 (2016) | 4.3km |
Le Cheix | 643 (2018) | 5.0km |
Saint-Diéry | 348 (2016) | 5.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49193:1
GUID (UUID V4):
94ff410c-e2bc-41f9-a072-5406be6f4b8a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
"Between Mont-Dore and Issoire on the N496. Aragonite of variable composition and colour from several thermal springs." [Belot, 1978]
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Bundles of elongated yellow crystals (up to 25 centimeters long). |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Opal var. Forcherite Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Forcherite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Forcherite | SiO2 · nH2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Forcherite | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Forcherite | SiO2 · nH2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Volcanos of Auvergne Regional Natural ParkProtected Area
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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