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Pierrefitte, Pierrefitte-Nestalas, Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, Francei
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PierrefitteOccurrence
Pierrefitte-NestalasCommune
Argelès-GazostArrondissement
Hautes-PyrénéesDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 57' 32'' North , 0° 4' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pierrefitte-Nestalas1,314 (2016)1.1km
Soulom257 (2016)1.2km
Adast242 (2016)1.7km
Artalens-Souin117 (2016)2.2km
Beaucens366 (2016)2.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
271138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271138:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7692815b-6ada-452b-ab18-4ecbf58f8534
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France


"South of Lourdes on the N21. On the N21C, south of Soulom, there is diabase, andesite, and hornblende in the gorge. On the left side of the same road, one will see the old 'la Penaroya' workings with sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena, arsenopyrite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite." [Belot, 1978]

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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Alstonite
Formula: BaCa(CO3)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baotite
Formula: Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
Description: Inclusions in galena.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Grunerite
Formula: ◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Alstonite5.AB.35BaCa(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Baotite9.CE.15Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Grunerite9.DE.05◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CCarbon
C AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2
O BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
O Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlAluminium
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Si Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Ca AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Ti BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Ni BreithauptiteNiSb
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CobaltiteCoAsS
NbNiobium
Nb BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
AgSilver
Ag DyscrasiteAg3Sb
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb BreithauptiteNiSb
Sb DyscrasiteAg3Sb
BaBarium
Ba AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2
Ba BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
WTungsten
W BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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