Les Vieux Travaux mine, Montdardier, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, Francei
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Les Vieux Travaux mine | Mine |
Montdardier | Commune |
Le Vigan | Arrondissement |
Gard | Department |
Occitanie | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 55' 13'' North , 3° 37' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Area:
2.0 km2
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Montdardier | 207 (2016) | 2.3km |
Saint-Laurent-le-Minier | 390 (2016) | 3.2km |
Gorniès | 137 (2016) | 3.4km |
Rogues | 137 (2016) | 5.2km |
Avèze | 1,117 (2016) | 5.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
211566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211566:8
GUID (UUID V4):
ed233634-a0a4-4e2a-a748-fee4c409048a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Name(s) in local language(s):
Les Vieux Travaux, Les Malines, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Some collectors call this area "Vieille mine", but this can be confused with the real "Vieille mine", which is actually a quarter in the "Les Vieux Travaux" mine.
This entrance was the starting point for many other mines more or less linked together with galleries.
Many different species and specimens come from this mine.
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β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
β Aragonite ? Formula: CaCO3 Habit: very tiny sprays Colour: white Description: visual identification. too tiny to even proceed a HCl test References: |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
βͺ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: Tabular, isometric. circular aggregates Colour: Colorless, White, pale yellow, pale blue |
β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
β Coquimbite Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O Habit: pseudo cubo-octahedral Colour: Colorless - Transparent Description: XRD analysed by Dr. Nicolas Meisser, Lausanne University References: |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
βͺ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Habit: Hairy. very thin & fragile cristals.
Fibrous aggregates Colour: white |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS Habit: Cubes, octahedrons, concretionnal.
A particular habit made of oriented needles (knitted galena) has been found, a wold class habit for the specie Colour: grey |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Greenockite Formula: CdS |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O References: |
β Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
βͺ Khademite Formula: Al(SO4)F · 5H2O Habit: prismatic, up to 1mm Colour: colorless to white, translucent. Description: PXRD analysed by Michel Blondieau, then SXRD analysed by Fabrice Dal Bo at "laboratoire de minΓ©ralogie, UniversitΓ© de LiΓ¨ge" (Belgium).
Chemistry and Fluor detection done by Dr. Nicolas Meisser at Lausanne University (Ch) References: |
βͺ Krausite Formula: KFe(SO4)2 · H2O Colour: colorless, pale yellow, pale purple |
β Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
β Magnesiocopiapite Formula: MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: small marbles on alterated bournonite Colour: pale green References: |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Colour: blue-green |
β Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite Formula: (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O Colour: blue-green |
β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
β 'Petroleum' |
β 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
βͺ RΓΆmerite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O Habit: Isometric crystals Colour: red-brown Description: Very rare at site but locally extremely abundant ! |
β Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
β Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O Colour: white Description: Rezulting of the deshydratation of the melanterite |
β Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O References: |
β Silver Formula: Ag References: |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
βͺ 'Strickblende' Formula: PbS Habit: needle intergrowth Colour: metallic grey Fluorescence: none Description: 2 different variety can be found :
- a true acicular habit, with different terminations : {111}(losangic faces - see http://www.mindat.org/photo-550262.html) or {011} (triangular faces - see http://www.mindat.org/photo-550263.html)
- needles intergrowth : seems to be a filling of partly dissolved calcite (or other specie ?) cleavages. the calcite dissolution completed after galena cristallisation, leaving needles with non orthogonal interpenetration. see http://www.mindat.org/photo-445292.html |
β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Group' ? Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) Habit: tetrahedron Description: Visual id. , this is probably tetrahedrite. Sample analyse is impossible without destruction (only known crystal so far is included in calcite) References: |
β Voltaite Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O Habit: Mainly octahedric with more or less (100) faces, sometimes polysynthetic, in Florence Est occurence.
Crystals from Florence West area are more cubic with (110) faces ( https://www.mindat.org/photo-792886.html ) Colour: Black. dark green in thin splinters. Description: Found in oxidizing pyrite with rΓΆmerite, krausite and halotrichite, in the upper part of the mine called Florence-Est. Very rare at site but locally abundant. Some rare crystals have also been found in the lower parts of Florence-West area. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Aragonite ? | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 Β· 4H2O |
β | Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | (Fe,Cu)SO4 Β· 7H2O |
β | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O | |
β | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 Β· 7H2O |
β | Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 Β· 6H2O |
β | RΓΆmerite | 7.CB.75 | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 Β· 14H2O |
β | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O |
β | Krausite | 7.CC.05 | KFe(SO4)2 Β· H2O |
β | Voltaite | 7.CC.25 | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 Β· 18H2O |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Khademite | 7.DB.10 | Al(SO4)F Β· 5H2O |
β | Magnesiocopiapite | 7.DB.35 | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O |
β | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
β | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
β | '' | - | |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Group' ? | - | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
β | 'Strickblende' | - | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
H | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
H | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Khademite | Al(SO4)F · 5H2O |
H | β Krausite | KFe(SO4)2 · H2O |
H | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | β Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
H | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
H | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
H | β Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Khademite | Al(SO4)F · 5H2O |
O | β Krausite | KFe(SO4)2 · H2O |
O | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | β Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
O | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
O | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
O | β Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Khademite | Al(SO4)F · 5H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
Mg | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | β Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Al | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | β Khademite | Al(SO4)F · 5H2O |
Al | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
S | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Greenockite | CdS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | β Khademite | Al(SO4)F · 5H2O |
S | β Krausite | KFe(SO4)2 · H2O |
S | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
S | β Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
S | β Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
S | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Sulphur | S8 |
S | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
S | β Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
S | β Tetrahedrite Group | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
S | β Strickblende | PbS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Krausite | KFe(SO4)2 · H2O |
K | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Fe | β Krausite | KFe(SO4)2 · H2O |
Fe | β Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
Fe | β Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
Fe | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Fe | β Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Cd | Cadmium | |
Cd | β Greenockite | CdS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Strickblende | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Occitanie
- Gard
- Le Vigan
- Montdardier
- Les Vieux Travaux mine
- Montdardier
- Le Vigan
- Gard
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔Languedoc-RoussillonRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
- Occitanie
- Les Malines DistrictMining District
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