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Four-la-Brouque ravine, Saint-Babel, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Four-la-Brouque ravine | Ravine |
| Saint-Babel | Commune |
| Issoire | Arrondissement |
| Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
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French:
Le vallon de Four-la-Brouque, Saint-Babel, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Porphyritic microgranite disseminated by baryte veins. In the late 19th century, this locality was well known as an occurrence of perfect Carlsbad twinned orthoclase crystals. Baryte is mainly found at Bois de la Courtade, an area in the northeastern part of the ravine. Located 5 to 6 km NNE of Issoire.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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Four-la-Brouque ravine, Saint-Babel, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France