Les Cuves vein, Courgoul, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Les Cuves vein | Vein |
Courgoul | Commune |
Issoire | Arrondissement |
Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
France | Country |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
54372
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54372:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b7fbef79-9dd2-4a65-ac80-580dd4f9ffd6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Located West of Saurier, on left bank of La Couze Pavin river, along the path leading uphill.
"Fishbone"-like veins-system : main vein NS with numerous smaller veins EW.
Muscovite leucogranite veins associated (proximity of Saurier granite).
Vein filling : silicified and argillized mylonite with galena and sphalerite with cockade structure.
One important quartz-galena crossing vein.
Up to 3 kilograms Ag/ton.
Important active thermal spring activity (calcareous and ferrugineous deposits) in NS faults system.
Host rocks : cordierite anatexites, near tardimigmatic intrusive granite (East of the zone).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Volcanos of Auvergne Regional Natural ParkProtected Area
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