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La Lucette mine, Le Genest-Saint-Isle, Laval, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Lucette mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Le Genest-Saint-Isle | Commune |
| Laval | Arrondissement |
| Mayenne | Department |
| Pays de la Loire | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 5' 38'' North , 0° 54' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Olivet | 405 (2016) | 3.0km |
| La Brûlatte | 669 (2016) | 3.4km |
| Loiron | 1,342 (2016) | 3.5km |
| Saint-Ouën-des-Toits | 1,515 (2016) | 4.5km |
| Port-Brillet | 1,940 (2016) | 5.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pays de Loire
"Le Genest: West of Laval on the N157 [currently the D57] until Saint-Berthevin. Turn right onto the D576. At the old 'mines de la Lucette' there is stibnite, sphalerite, gold-bearing arsenopyrite, gold nuggets, pyrite, and quartz." [Belot, 1978]
Antimony and gold mine discovered in 1891, once the property of "Compagnie des mines de La Lucette" near Le Genest, since 1999 in "Le Genest - Saint-Isle" township.
Between 1903 and 1939, 8.3 metric tons of gold have been extracted from antimony mining waste.
Before the discovery of the gold in it, this waste had been used in road construction.
The road from the mine to the Genest train station (1,800 meters long) contained approximately 800,000 French francs of gold (period value)!
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
21 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Chalcostibite | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| ⓘ | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Stibiconite | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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References
www.ouest-france.fr (n.d.) https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/mayenne/minerai-ce-que-fait-vraiment-l-usine-de-la-lucette-au-genest-5747350
www.minerauxetfossiles.com (2020) https://www.minerauxetfossiles.com/produit/la-mine-dor-et-dantimoine-de-la-lucette-mayenne-p-c-guiollard/
www.les-mineraux.fr (2021) https://www.les-mineraux.fr/product/stibine-mine-la-lucette-genest-saint-isle-mayenne/
Cheval-Garabédian, Florent; Marcoux, Eric; Raimbourg, Hugues; Faure, Michel (2023) The La Lucette Sb-Au-(W) vein-deposit (Armorican Massif, France): New time and genetic constraints to decipher the 310–295 Ma Sb-Au metallogenic peak in the Variscan Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 163. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105728
La Lucette mine, Le Genest-Saint-Isle, Laval, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France