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The "Marinoni" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marinoni" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Saint-Simon" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marinoni" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marinoni" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Saint-Simon" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marinoni" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marinoni" pit of the "Société stéphanoise de la Mine aux mineurs de Monthieux", Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saint-Étienne176,280 (2016)
Saint-Chamond38,014 (2018)
Firminy17,902 (2016)
Rive-de-Gier14,852 (2016)
Le Chambon-Feugerolles13,371 (2016)
Roche-la-Molière10,372 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
7894
Long-form identifier:
1:2:7894:1
GUID (UUID V4):
cc47df79-33c5-4e40-9876-12565d002cfa
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Département Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Сент-Этьен, Луара, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
圣艾蒂安区, 卢瓦尔省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpes, Franca
Arabic:
سانت إتيان, لوار, أوفيرن-رون ألب, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Destrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Azeri:
Sent-Etyen , Luara , Overn-Rona-Alp, Fransa
Basque:
Saint-Étienneko barrutia, Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Saint-Étienne, Liger, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
districte de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Esperanto:
Arondismento Saint-Étienne, Loire, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Farsi/Persian:
بخش سنت-اتیان, لوآر, اوورنی-رون-آلپ, فرانسه
Franco-Provençal:
Sant-Tièno, Lêre, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Σαιντ-Ετιέν, Λουάρ, Ωβέρνη-Ρον-Αλπ, Γαλλία
Japanese:
サン=テティエンヌ郡, 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
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Departement Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Saint-Étienne Kūn, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Polish:
Okręg Saint-Étienne, Loara, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Scots:
Arrondissement o Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Slovak:
Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Округ Сент-Етьєн, Луара, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Vietnamese:
Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp


The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Saint-Etienne is also the name of the main city.

This town owes its development mainly to coal mining, begun in the Middle Ages and ended in 1973 with the closure of the Couriot shaft and that of the Pigeot shaft in 1983.

Indeed, many coal seams are located under the city, up to 800 meters deep, separated by sandstone layers dated Upper Carboniferous. A total of 500 million tons of coal were extracted in the region of Saint-Etienne, allowing it to be a major industrial city in France.

A School of Mines was established in 1816 and is still active to train engineers while developing scientific research on advanced technologies. One of its most famous students is Jules Garnier, discoverer of garnierite in New Caledonia while he was director of nickel mines in 1864. From 1907 to 1919, the school director was Georges Friedel (he taught there since 1893), a famous French mineralogist and crystallographer who prepared in his laboratory in 1897 a mineral species that bears his name today: Friedel's salt.

Saint-Etienne is also the type-locality of the Stephanian stage with an age between roughly 304 and 299 Ma. It is a subdivision of the Carboniferous system and the regional Silesian (Pennsylvanian) series.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 90, Masson.
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 108, Masson.
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Melle A., Meisser N. (2017) : Première occurrence française de thorbastnäsite. Le cahier des micromonteurs N° 138, p20
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 108, Masson.
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Reference: DRIAN M. A. (1849) - Minéralogie et Petralogie des environs de Lyon - p. 515
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
Arsenic
Formula: As
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
'Augite-Bronzite'
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 91, Masson.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Reference: DRIAN M. A. (1849) - Minéralogie et Petralogie des environs de Lyon - p. 515
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Personnaly collected by M. Diot.
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Bonazziite
Formula: As4S4
Reference: http://www.mindat.org/mesg-6-119758.html
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07457X4002/GT
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07694X4002/GT
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Claudetite
Formula: As2O3
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07457X4001/GT
'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Melle A., Meisser N. (2017) : Première occurrence française de thorbastnäsite. Le cahier des micromonteurs N° 138, p20
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: BRGM - Carte Géologique à 1/50 000 (feuille de Saint-Etienne)
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Gonnard F. (1906) - Minéralogie des départements du Rhône et de la Loire, p.23
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07457X4002/GT
'Hornblende'
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 91, Masson.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Gonnard F. (1905) - Minéralogie des départements du Rhône et de la Loire, p. 16
'Limonite'
Reference: DRIAN M. A. (1849) - Minéralogie et Petralogie des environs de Lyon - p. 515
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07453X4001/GT
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
'Mica Group'
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Collected by Matthias Diot in 2009
Mogánite
Formula: SiO2
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 88, Masson.
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Collected by Matthias Diot in 2009
Muscovite var. Leverrierite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Grim, 1968. Clay Mineralogy, 2nd ed., p.47
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 108, Masson.
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 88, Masson.
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Collected by Matthias Diot in 2009
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 88, Masson.
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Matthias Diot Collection
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Reference: A Lacroix: Mineralogie de la France et des territoires d'outre mer Tome IV p 847 1962
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Collected by Matthias Diot in 2009
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: DRIAN M. A. (1849) - Minéralogie et Petralogie des environs de Lyon - p. 515
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Reference: G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 108, Masson.
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: BRGM (1981) - Fiche BSS 07218X4002/GT
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Reference: Melle A., Meisser N. (2017) : Première occurrence française de thorbastnäsite. Le cahier des micromonteurs N° 138, p20
Tellurite
Formula: TeO2
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.
Thorbastnäsite
Formula: ThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
Reference: Melle A., Meisser N. (2017) : Première occurrence française de thorbastnäsite. Le cahier des micromonteurs N° 138, p20
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Personnaly collected by Matthias Diot
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Reference: Laurent, H. (1995) - Minéralisations des houillères embrasées, Le Règne Minéral,(2), 41-45.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Arsenic1.CA.05As
Gold1.AA.05Au
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Bonazziite2.FA.As4S4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Claudetite4.CB.45As2O3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mogánite4.DA.20SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Tellurite4.DE.20TeO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Thorbastnäsite5.BD.20aThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Leverrierite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Augite-Bronzite'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Hornblende'-
'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
'var. Adularia'-KAlSi3O8
'Limonite'-
'Mica Group'-
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H VivianiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
NNitrogen
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O ClaudetiteAs2O3
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O TelluriteTeO2
O VivianiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O MogániteSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O SideriteFeCO3
O HematiteFe2O3
O CerussitePbCO3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O RutileTiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
O K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
O AnataseTiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
F ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
SiSilicon
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si MogániteSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
PPhosphorus
P VivianiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S RealgarAs4S4
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S OrpimentAs2S3
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S SulphurS8
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S GalenaPbS
S BonazziiteAs4S4
S StibniteSb2S3
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe VivianiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As RealgarAs4S4
As OrpimentAs2S3
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As ClaudetiteAs2O3
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ArsenicAs
As BonazziiteAs4S4
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
YYttrium
Y SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
TeTellurium
Te TelluriteTeO2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ce SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
NdNeodymium
Nd SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb CerussitePbCO3
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
ThThorium
Th ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez5306.95 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hanskerpella
genus
Hanskerpella306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Ponsinella
genus
Ponsinella306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Baltzerella
genus
Baltzerella306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Phyloblatta undata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Archimylacridae : Phyloblatta : Phyloblatta undata304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Kinklidoblatta corsini
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Kinklidoblatta : Kinklidoblatta corsini304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Stephanopsis incerta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Paoliida : Blattinopsidae : Stephanopsis : Stephanopsis incerta304.8 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

References

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Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner (Guides Horay). Pierre Horay (Ed.), 224 pp.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Saint-%C3%89tienne
Wikidata ID:Q702441
GeoNames ID:2980288

External Links

Website of the Saint-Etienne School of Mines: http://www.mines-stetienne.fr/fr

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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