Les Balmelles mine, Villefort, Mende, Lozère, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Les Balmelles mine | Mine |
Villefort | Commune |
Mende | Arrondissement |
Lozère | Department |
Occitanie | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 3° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~14km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
229612
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229612:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1b95e866-4a78-49cf-9812-adf54029a25c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
A baryte-quartz vein hosted in schistes and mined for lead then for baryte until 1960. The ore was transported to the road by a cable which you can still see some ruins.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔Languedoc-RoussillonRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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