Le Fournel vein, L'Argentière-la-Bessée, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Le Fournel vein | Vein |
| L'Argentière-la-Bessée | Commune |
| Briançon | Arrondissement |
| Hautes-Alpes | Department |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 47' 11'' North , 6° 32' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Les Vigneaux | 418 (2016) | 3.4km |
| Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | 1,007 (2016) | 5.4km |
| La Roche-de-Rame | 733 (2016) | 5.6km |
| Puy-Saint-Vincent | 287 (2016) | 6.6km |
| Vallouise | 694 (2017) | 8.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
253040
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253040:9
GUID (UUID V4):
c7a8f182-bd76-48af-b908-741bb47a0e14
Name(s) in local language(s):
Filon du Fournel, L'Argentiere-la-Bessée, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
"From the Esaillon farm, follow a path leading to old workings with anglesite, baryte, boulangerite, cerussite, galena, malachite, pyrite, pyrargyrite, sphalerite, and zincite." [Belot, 1978]
The biggest mining area here, from 1838 to 1902.
A lot of galleries in the Werfenian quartzites.
As this is an area of archeological interest, collecting rocks is completely forbidden.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Freieslebenite Formula: AgPbSbS3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Formula: ZnO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Freieslebenite | 2.JB.15 | AgPbSbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Zincite ? | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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