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Les Perches Lake, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France i
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Les Perches Lake Lake
Rimbach-près-Masevaux Commune
Thann-Guebwiller Arrondissement
Haut-Rhin Department
Grand Est Region
France Country

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Mindat Locality ID:

13047

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:13047:4

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Alsace

Other Languages:

French:

lac des Perches, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

German:

Sternsee, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Oberelsass, Großer Osten, Frankreich

Italian:

Lac des Perches, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Alto Reno, Grand Est, Francia

Simplified Chinese:

佩诗湖, 马斯沃附近林巴克, 坦恩-盖布维莱尔区, 上莱茵省, 大東部大區, 法国

Dutch:

Lac des Perches, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrijk

Ukrainian:

Перш , Рембак-пре-Мазево, Верхній Рейн, Гранд-Ест, Франція

Vietnamese:

Lac des Perches, Rimbach-près-Masevaux, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Pháp

The Lac des Perches is a lake in Haut-Rhin, France. At an elevation of 984 m, its surface area is 0.044 km². It is located on the Alsatian side of the Vosges Mountains in the municipality of Rimbach-près-Masevaux.

The 19th century German name of the lake was Sternsee (lake of the star). This name came from an alteration of Ternsee or Ternensee. Its French name comes from a misinterpretation of the patois toponym Lac des Bers (Bers referring to a kind of mountain pasture, as in the Haute Bers mountain which lies on the southwest of the lake), which was read into Bärsch (in German perch) and translated into the present-day name of the lake.

It is a glacial lake that was dammed in the 16th century to provide power to forges and to textile mills.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: PbCuBiS₃

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: Pb₂Bi₂S₅

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: CuS

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: Cu₉S₅

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: PbS

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Formula: ZnS

References:

Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.p.116

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Aikinite	2.HB.05a	PbCuBiS₃
ⓘ	Cosalite	2.JB.10	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Mimetite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Scorodite	8.CD.10	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
As	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
As	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
Pb	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
Bi	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac_des_Perches
Wikidata ID:	Q3215675

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