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Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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MassiacCommune
Saint-FlourArrondissement
CantalDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
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Stibnite

Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Stibnite

Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hyalite

Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hyalite

Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hyalite

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Hyalite

Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Stibnite

Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neighbouring regions:
Lubilhac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Poncy, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Blesle, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Molompize, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Bonnac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Auriac-l'Église, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
La Chapelle-Laurent, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Grenier-Montgon, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Massiac1,835 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
1724
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1724:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Département Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Массьяк, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
马西亚克, 圣弗卢尔, 康塔爾省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Armenian:
Մասիակ, Սեն Ֆլուր, Կանտալ, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Faransi
Basque:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Massiac, Sant-Flor, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Maciac, Sant Flor, Cantal, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Массьяк, Франци
Corsican:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Francuska
Czech:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantali departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Frakland
Finnish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, France
Galician:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Departimento Cantal, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Département Cantal, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Frans
Kabyle:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Масьяк, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Франция
Kongo:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Fwalansa
Latin:
Massiac, Sanctus Florus, Mons Celtorum, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Massiac, Senflūra, Kantāla, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Fransa
Limburgian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Kantalis, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Departement Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frantsa
Malay:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Franza
Norwegian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frankrike
Novial:
Massiac, Fransia
Occitan:
Maciac, Sant Flor, Cantal, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Fransia
Picard:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Franche
Piedmontese:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Frantza
Scots:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Francija
Swahili:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
馬西亞克, 聖弗盧爾, 康塔爾, 奧文尼－隆河－阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Масьяк, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Fransiya
Venetian:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Fransän
Walloon:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, France
Waray:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, Faraas
Zulu:
Massiac, Saint-Flour, IFulansi


"Not far from the city [of Massiac] on the D21 northwest after a bend and along a road parallel to the Alagnon river [there is] stibnite." [Belot, 1978]

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

27 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Melnikovite'
ⓘ Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Roméite Group'
Formula: A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
ⓘ Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
ⓘ Zincite
Formula: ZnO

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Antimony1.CA.05Sb
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘKermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘBerthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘZincite4.AB.20ZnO
ⓘSenarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ'Roméite Group'4.DH.A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘCalcite
var. Iron-bearing Calcite		5.AB.05(Ca,Fe)CO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Melnikovite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Roméite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Oⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
Oⓘ ZinciteZnO
Oⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZinciteZnO
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Native AntimonySb
Sbⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sbⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ Roméite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Sbⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massiac
Wikidata ID:Q470686
GeoNames ID:6427584

Localities in this Region

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References

Périchaud, J.-J. (1968) Les Gisements Métalliques du District à Antimoine de Brioude-Massiac (Massif Central Français). BRGM, xx pp.
Périchaud, J.J. (1970) Les gisements métalliques du district à antimoine de Brioude-Massiac (Massif Central Français). Ph.D thesis, Clermont-Ferrand.
Roger, G. (1972) Un type de minéralisations épigénétiques familières: les filons à antimoine du Massif Central français. Hypothèse de la sécrétion latérale. Mineralium Deposita, 7 (4). 360-382 doi:10.1007/bf00208366
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Bril, H. (1982) Fluid inclusions study of Sn-W-Au, Sb- and Pb-Zn mineralizations from the Brioude-Massiac district (French Massif Central). TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 30 (1). 1-16 doi:10.1007/bf01082422
Bril, H., Bonhomme, M.G., Marcoux, E., Baubron, J.C. (1991) Ages K/Ar des minéralisations de Brioude-Massiac (W-Au-As-Sb; Pb-Zn), Pontgibaud (Pb-Ag; Sn), et Labessette (As-Pb-Sb-Au): Place de ces districts dans l'évolution géotectonique du Massif central français. Mineralium Deposita, 26 (3). doi:10.1007/bf00209257
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