L'Estanyol mine, Fontpédrouse, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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L'Estanyol mine | Mine |
Fontpédrouse | Commune |
Prades | Arrondissement |
Pyrénées-Orientales | Department |
Occitanie | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 26' 7'' North , 2° 9' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats | 237 (2016) | 7.3km |
Eyne | 169 (2016) | 7.8km |
La Cabanasse | 786 (2016) | 8.2km |
Llo | 147 (2016) | 8.4km |
Fontpedrosa | 120 (2016) | 8.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
264559
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264559:2
GUID (UUID V4):
471a8c0e-54aa-4bbb-98ae-63cd0bb2f77b
Mining for Cu at 19th century.
Near the Roc del Boc in the high valley of Prats-Balaguer.
Louis Companyo mentions at 19th century a copper mine at the "Roc del Bug".
In fact the mine is closer from other mountains such as the Coma d'Infern peak and the Pic Rodó than the Roc del Boc.
The mine is situated at 2290 m. close to l'Estanyol lake on the Cami de Núria just over the Riberola upper river.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- PyreneesMountain Range
France
- ⭔Languedoc-RoussillonRegion
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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