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Chitry les Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francei
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Chitry les MinesGroup of Communes
ClamecyArrondissement
NièvreDepartment
Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéRegion
FranceCountry

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Area:
50 km2
Locality type:
Group of Communes
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chitry-les-Mines251 (2016)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Chitry les Mines; Burgandy; Franche-Comté
Other Languages:
French:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
German:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Département Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankreich
Italian:
Chitry-les-Mines, arrondissement di Clamecy, Nièvre, Borgogna-Franca Contea, Francia
Russian:
Шитри-ле-Мин, Кламси, Ньевр, Бургундия — Франш-Конте, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
希特里莱米内, 克拉梅西, 涅夫勒省, 勃艮第-弗朗什-孔泰大區, 法国
Spanish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Distrito de Clamecy, Nièvre, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Afrikaans:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Boergondië-Franche-Comté, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgonya-Franco Condato, Francia
Asturian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Borgoña-Francu Condáu, Francia
Bambara:
Chitry-les-Mines, Faransi
Basque:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecyko barrutia, Nièvre, Borgoina-Franche-Comté, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frankreich
Breton:
Chitry-les-Mines, arondisamant Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Chitry-les-Mines, Districte de Clamecy, Nièvre, Borgonya – Franc Comtat, França
Cebuano:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement de Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pransiya
Chechen:
Шитри-ле-Мин, Ньевр, Франци
Corsican:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Croatian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francuska
Czech:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francie
Danish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrig
Dutch:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Burgonjo-Franĉkonteo, Francio
Estonian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre'i departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frakland
Finnish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Burgundi-Franche-Comté, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Chitry-les-Mines, Niévre, Borgogne-Franche-Comtât, France
Friulian:
Chitry-les-Mines, France
Galician:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Greenlandic:
Chitry-les-Mines, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frakkland
Ido:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Indonesian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Perancis
Interlingua:
Chitry-les-Mines, Departimento Nievre, Francia
Interlingue:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Chitry-les-Mines, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frans
Japanese:
シトリー=レ=ミーヌ, クラムシー, ニエーヴル県, ブルゴーニュ=フランシュ=コンテ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Шитри-ле-Мин, Кламси, Ньевр, Франция
Kongo:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Fwalansa
Latin:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamiciacus, Niver, Burgundia et Liber Comitatus, Francia
Latvian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Njevra, Francija
Ligurian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransa
Limburgian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Njevras, Burgundija–Franš Kontė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Chitry-les-Mines, Département Nièvre, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Departement Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Frantsa
Malay:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Chitry-les-Mines, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy Kūn, Nièvre, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Chitry-les-Mines, France
Neapolitan:
Chitry-les-Mines, Franza
Norwegian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Frankrike
Occitan:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgonha Franca Comtat, França
Papiamento:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransia
Picard:
Chitry-les-Mines, Bourgonne-Franke-Comtè, Franche
Piedmontese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgògna-Franca Contà, Fransa
Polish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Okręg Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundia-Franche-Comté, Francja
Portuguese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgonha-Franco-Condado, França
Romanian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arondismentul Clamecy, Nièvre, Franța
Romansh:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frantza
Scots:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Шитри ле Мин, Кламси, Нијевр, Бургундија-Франш-Конте, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Francuska
Sicilian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Slovak:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
希特里萊米內, 涅夫勒, 布爾岡-法朗殊-康堤, 法國
Turkish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Шитрі-ле-Мін, Кламсі, Ньєвр, Бургундія-Франш-Конте, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransiya
Venetian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pháp
Volapük:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransän
Walloon:
Chitry-les-Mines, France
Waray:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fransya
Welsh:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Chitry-les-Mines, Faraas
Zulu:
Chitry-les-Mines, IFulansi


Pb, Zn, Ag, F and Ba ore deposits contained in a silicic upper Triassic dolomitic rock directly over the Hercynian rocks and located at the border of the "Bassin de Paris".
Lead and silver had been extracted mainly between 1400 and 1600 and perhaps before, a main Roman road passed through Chitry les Mines. Mining works have been near the ground floor less than 20 meters deep with holes and little galleries in a very large area.
Mineralized rocks extracted during work road around the village in 2012. These works have also rediscovered an old gallery.

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18 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Reference: Collection Yves Mourey
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Collection Yves Mourey
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: yves Mourey
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Reference: yves Mourey
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner (Guides Horay). Pierre Horay (Ed.), 224 pp.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: yves Mourey
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: yves Mourey
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Collection Yves Mourey
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Collection Yves Mourey
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Reference: yves Mourey collection
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Reference: yves Mourey collection
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Collection Yves Mourey
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Reference: yves Mourey collection
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: yves Mourey
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: yves Mourey collection
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Reference: yves Mourey
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: yves Mourey
Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Reference: yves Mourey collection

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S SphaleriteZnS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl

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References

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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Burnol, L. and Lhegu, J. (1957) Chitry-les-Mines. Rapport d’ensemble. Rapport BRGM A1273, 194 pp.
Mourey, Y. (2014) Les mines de plomb-zinc de Chitry-les-Mines (Nièvre). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 124, 3-25.
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner (Guides Horay). Pierre Horay (Ed.), 224 pp.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitry-les-Mines
Wikidata ID:Q890705
GeoNames ID:6450001
Link to Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières:1-4012

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