Latitude: 45°3'21"N
Longitude: 3°51'13"E
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France
Old quarry in a basaltic cinder cone, located 2 km north of Espaly-St Marcel and 4 km NW of Le Puy-en-Velay. Numerous enclaves of thermometamorphic rocks ("büchite") where recovered while the quarry was active. They contain a rich paragenesis, with close similarities to the Eifel quarries.
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References
- GONNARD, F. (1910) - Sur les gisements gemmifères du Velay et de la Basse Auvergne, leur distribution géographique dans ces deux régions et leurs rapports du point de vue des associations minérales qu'ils renferment: Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie, v. 33, p. 152-161.
- Barrier D, Pourtier G, Médard P (2004) Le mont Denise (Haute-Loire). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 83: 3-11.
- De Ascencao Guedes R, Médard E, Mergoil J (2005) Minéralogie des volcans du mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Haute Loire. Le Règne Minéral 62: 9-22.
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