Garrot Mines, Tourrettes, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Garrot Mines | Group of Mines |
| Tourrettes | Commune |
| Draguignan | Arrondissement |
| Var | Department |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 34' 47'' North , 6° 43' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-en-Forêt | 1,232 (2016) | 2.7km |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 1,810 (2016) | 5.1km |
| Callian | 2,641 (2016) | 5.3km |
| Fayence | 4,603 (2016) | 5.6km |
| Montauroux | 4,641 (2016) | 6.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
127101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127101:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2e9c14d3-6fcb-40c9-9042-52a67842586c
Old fluorite mine in the gneisses of the Tanneron mountains.
Found in near 1850, closed in 1973.
"(Coming from Fayence). On can reach Garrot following the D562 northeast of Draguignan. After 30 km, to the right, one arrives at La Rouvière before reaching Bagnols-en-Forêt on the D4. From there a road on the left leads to the mine with baryte, fluorite, galena, and quartz." [Belot, 1978]
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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