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Balatg, Taurinya, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
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Balatg- not defined -
TaurinyaCommune
PradesArrondissement
Pyrénées-OrientalesDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 56'' North , 2° 27' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clara178 (2016)4.1km
Fillols155 (2016)4.1km
Taurinya336 (2016)4.2km
Casteil145 (2016)5.7km
Vernet-les-Bains1,493 (2016)5.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
251844
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251844:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ff2edf88-36ba-44fa-b08b-a5314203eeec
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon


First concession given in 1826 for iron mining, last works in 1954.

Located on the north side of the Massif du Canigou at elev. 1600 m.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O SideriteFeCO3
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4

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