Bellericq vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Bellericq vein | Vein |
Orpierre mines | Group of Mines |
Orpierre | Commune |
Gap | Arrondissement |
Hautes-Alpes | Department |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 19' 5'' North , 5° 41' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Orpierre | 313 (2016) | 0.6km |
Trescléoux | 295 (2016) | 4.2km |
Barret-le-Haut | 260 (2016) | 5.5km |
Lagrand | 312 (2016) | 5.5km |
Eyguians | 254 (2016) | 7.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
18649
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18649:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1bed634e-9608-425f-a4ab-70df5703a4c0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Quartier Bellericq, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Important mining from 1885 to 1907 approximately. Works staged on eight levels, about 3.5 km of galleries.
"Towards Billéric there is an old working with baryte, calcite, chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite, sphalerite, and zincite." [Belot, 1978]
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Formula: ZnO Description: Wrong entry by to Belot (1978) who wrote a lot of nonsense |
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 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Zincite ? | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Zincite | ZnO |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | ⓘ Zincite | ZnO |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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