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Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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MercœurCommune
BrioudeArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Ally, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Villeneuve-d'Allier, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Just-près-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Mindat Locality ID:
59680
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59680:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ec4655b6-8696-4be2-8764-a66fa2a97cfd
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Mercœur, Brioude, Département de la Haute-Loire , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Mercœur, Brioude, Département Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alta Loira, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Меркоэр, Бриуд, Верхняя Луара, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
梅克尔, 布里乌德, 上盧瓦爾省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Mercoeur, Brioude, Alto Loira, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alta Loira, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Mercœur, Brioude, Faransi
Basque:
Mercœur, Briude, Haute-Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Buginese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Perancis
Catalan:
Mercœur, Briude, Alt Loira, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Меркер , Бриуд, Франци
Corsican:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Francuska
Czech:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Mercœur, Brioude, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Frakland
Finnish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Mercœur, Brioude, Hôta-Lêre, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Mercœur, Brioude, France
Galician:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alto Loira, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Mercœur, Brioude, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Mercœur, Brioude, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Mercœur, Brioude, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Mercœur, Brioude, Departimento Haute-Loire, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Mercœur, Brioude, Département Haute-Loire, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Mercœur, Brioude, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Mercœur, Brioude, Frans
Japanese:
メルクール, ブリウド, オート＝ロワール県, オーヴェルニュ＝ローヌ＝アルプ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Mercœur, Brioude, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Меркер, Бриуд, Жоғарғы Луара, Франция
Kongo:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Fwalansa
Latin:
Mercœur, Brivas, Liger Superior, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Mercœur, Briuda, Augšluāra, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Fransa
Limburgian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Aukštutinė Luara, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Departement Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Frantsa
Malay:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Mercœur, Brioude, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Mercœur, Brioude, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Mercœur, Brioude, Franza
Norwegian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
Mercœur, Briude, Naut Léger, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Mercœur, Brioude, Fransia
Picard:
Mercœur, Brioude, Franche
Piedmontese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Dipartiment ëd l'Àuta Lòira, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Górna Loara, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alto Loire, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Mercœur, Brioude, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Frantza
Scots:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Меркер, Бріуд, Верхня Луара, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mercœur, Brioude, Fransiya
Venetian:
Mercœur, Brioude, Alta Loira, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
Mercœur, Brioude, France
Waray:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Mercœur, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Mercœur, Brioude, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Mercœur, Brioude, Faraas
Zulu:
Mercœur, Brioude, IFulansi


"(Coming from Brioude). From Brioude on the N588, take the D12 and the D52 left, pass through Florat to arrive at Mercoeur. The Bessade mine exploits antimony." [Belot, 1978]

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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Description: Often pseudomorphed into Stibnite, and then associated with Melnicovite.
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Inclusions in Tetrahedrite
ⓘ Chapmanite
Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Description: Forms pseudomorphs after Stibnite in the deep zones of the vein.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
Description: From 3 to 10 g. Au / t. ore
ⓘ Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Forms crusts on Arsenopyrite.
ⓘ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Automorph Pyrite and Melnicovite (sperulitic Pyrite). Melnicovite is associated with Stibnite.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Often automorph and hyaline.
ⓘ Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Description: Early stage mineral
ⓘ 'Stibiconite' ?
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Description: Frequent bent twins
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ Valentinite ?
Formula: Sb2O3

Gallery:

Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)ⓘ Chapmanite
KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2Oⓘ Pharmacosiderite
Sb2O3ⓘ Senarmontite
Sb2S3ⓘ Stibnite
Sb2O3ⓘ Valentinite ?

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite
var. Marmatite		2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘKermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘBerthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘSenarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
ⓘValentinite ?4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Stibiconite' ?4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘChapmanite9.ED.25Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Oⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sbⓘ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Sbⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sbⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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Wikidata ID:Q180938
GeoNames ID:6614435

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References

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
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