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| Species: | Brochantite |
| Formula: | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Comments: | XRD analysis by Halil Sarp |
| Habit: | platy xls |
| Colour: | pale green |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | â5 photos of Brochantite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Allophane | â4 photos of Brochantite associated with Allophane at this locality. |
| FelsĆbĂĄnyaite | â4 photos of Brochantite associated with FelsĆbĂĄnyaite at this locality. |
| Carbonatecyanotrichite | â2 photos of Brochantite associated with Carbonatecyanotrichite at this locality. |
| Aragonite | â1 photo of Brochantite associated with Aragonite at this locality. |
| Alunite Supergroup | 1 photo of Brochantite associated with Alunite Supergroup at this locality. |
| Baryte | â1 photo of Brochantite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Langite | â1 photo of Brochantite associated with Langite at this locality. |
| Cyanotrichite | â1 photo of Brochantite associated with Cyanotrichite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Brochantite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Valcroze, Alzon, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (15 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 225027 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:225027:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ad127e94-ff93-4797-9818-940dfe992995 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite |
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| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | âArrigas mines, Arrigas, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France |
| 16.7km (10.4 miles) | âLes Vieux Travaux mine, Montdardier, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | âUsclas-du-Bosc quarry (Loiras quarry; Pioch Camp quarry), Usclas-du-Bosc, LodĂšve, HĂ©rault, Occitanie, France |
| 31.2km (19.4 miles) | âVillecun, Olmet-et-Villecun, LodĂšve, HĂ©rault, Occitanie, France |
| 42.1km (26.2 miles) | âCroix-de-PalliĂšres, Saint-FĂ©lix-de-PalliĂšres, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France |
| 44.8km (27.8 miles) | âLe Mazega, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, Millau, Aveyron, Occitanie, France |
| 51.6km (32.1 miles) | âLe Buisson Mine, Montmirat, Saint-Ătienne-du-Valdonnez, Mende, LozĂšre, Occitanie, France |
| 54.9km (34.1 miles) | âVialas smelter slag locality, Vialas, Florac, LozĂšre, Occitanie, France |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | âMas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, AlĂšs, Gard, Occitanie, France |
| 72.0km (44.7 miles) | âSainte-Lucie Mine, Saint-LĂ©ger-de-Peyre, Mende, LozĂšre, Occitanie, France |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Report (issue) | | Kazakhstan); volborthite, tangeite, malachite, brochantite, langite (Menzies Bay, Canada). Distribution:...In France, from the Cap Garonne mine, near le Pradet, Var, and in the Valcroze mine, Alzon, Gard. On |  | | Journal (issue) | | la rĂ©colte sur le terrain , y consacrant une grande parti e de ses loisirs, il trie le matĂ©ri el sou s...Ă©chantillons qui lui posent un problĂšme de di agnose. Le scientifique complĂšte alors les analyses dans son...veaux minĂ©raux. Ce fut notamment le cas pour le gĂźte de Cap Garonne dans le Var et pour les gisements uranifĂšres...cipĂ© Ă Ă©toffer l ' inventaire minĂ©ra logique de la France. Quelques unes de ces espĂšces nouvelles sont illustrĂ©es...introduction , regrette le manque d ' intĂ©rĂȘt pour la minĂ©ralogie descriptive en France et j e ne le conso lerai |  | | Book (volume) | | MusĂ©um dâhistoire naturelle MINERALOGIE DE LA FRANCE ET DE SES COLONIES DESCRIPTION PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIQUE...BiĂ©bĂ©rite Boothite BotryogĂšne Braunite.... Brochantite GĂ©leslite Chalcanthite Chromite Chromopicolile...317 352 73 243 5 282 267 MINĂRALOGIE DE LA FRANCE -MACON PR O T AT FRERES, IMPRIMEURS I M-...par des a Ă©tĂ© longtemps auxquelles volcanisme, le Mission que officielle, Martinique, pendant lâĂ©ruption...modifier ont dĂ» a mon rejetĂ©s plan. Les dans le mon livre par des prĂ©fĂ©rable me Mang anates |  | | Book | | elaborate cigarette cases were being made in Russia, France and England. Russian cases of that period exhibited...Kongsberg, Norway; Sainte-Marie-auxMines, Alsace, France; Schemnitz, Czech Republic. Africa: Tsumeb, Namibia...Chile. Europe: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace, France; Wolfsburg and Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony...USA: Mt. Augusta, Colorado. Europe: MoliĂ©res, Gard, France; Bottino Bournonite, Herodsfoot Mine, Liskeard...and Westerwald, Germany; Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, France; TrepÂąa, Kosovo. Australia: Broken Hill |  | Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. | Book (volume) | | Girgenti, Racalmuto, Castrogiovanni, and elsewhere. In France large bodies occur in the neighborhood of Dax,...only minor quantities, at numerous localities in France, Spain, Italy, and England. Found in large amounts...Kotschkar, Orenburg. From Huelgoet, Finistere, France. Found abundantly at Chanarcillo, Chile (megabromite...Dresden; in the neighborhood of Saint-Etienne, Loire, France; at Newcastle, Northumberland, England, and at...Hiendelaencina and Navacerrada, Spain; at Montmins, Allier, France. With A notable locality at malachite at Katanga |
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Valcroze, Alzon, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France