Chabanne Quarry, Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

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Ancient feldspar quarry in a phosphate pegmatite. A find of torbernite in 1947 led to the discovery of the La Crouzille deposit, which later became the economically most important uranium deposit in France. Located near Chabanne, 2.5 km WSW of St Sylvestre and around 5 km S of Razès.

Mineral List:

Amblygonite
'Apatite'
Autunite
Beryl
Lithiophilite
Muscovite

Muscovite
var: Gilbertite
Orthoclase
Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Sabugalite
Strengite
Tantalite

Topaz
Torbernite
Triplite
Zwieselite

16 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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