Peyrebrune mine (Peyrebrune quarry), Peyrebrune, Montredon-Labessonnié, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peyrebrune mine (Peyrebrune quarry) | Mine |
| Peyrebrune | Village |
| Montredon-Labessonnié | Commune |
| Castres | Arrondissement |
| Tarn | Department |
| Occitanie | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 45' 44'' North , 2° 15' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm | 243 (2016) | 4.3km |
| Roumégoux | 194 (2016) | 4.6km |
| Arifat | 168 (2016) | 5.4km |
| Réalmont | 3,129 (2016) | 6.2km |
| Vénès | 614 (2016) | 6.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
241400
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241400:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0dc52332-0db7-4937-8ad8-c8d0bfd0478b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées
Other Languages:
French:
Carrière de Peyrebrune, Montredon-Labessonnié, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
"South of Albi on the N118. Take the D63 and after 5 km the D11 towards Travanet. On the right side of the road, there are two quarries with fluorite, limonite, and sphalerite. To the left, there is the Peyrebrune mine with calcite, galena, siderite, and sphalerite." [Belot, 1978]
The Peyrebrune mine once employed 2,000 miners. The mining here started in Roman times and lasted until 1972. The mine is 520 meters deep, on 25 levels, has 30-35 kilometers of adits, and worked 2,000,000 tons of ore resulting in 65,000 tons of lead, 37,000 tons of zinc and 160 tons of silver.
Some Zn-Pb-veins surface in the Rivet quarry (http://www.mindat.org/loc-20602.html) and the Carceller quarry (http://www.mindat.org/loc-241369.html).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France
- Massif CentralHighland Region
- ⭔Midi-PyrénéesRegion
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