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Le Brugeaud Mine, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Le Brugeaud Mine | Mine |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | Commune |
| Bellac | Arrondissement |
| Haute-Vienne | Department |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 7' 19'' North , 1° 21' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,836 (2016) | 1.6km |
| Fromental | 552 (2016) | 4.7km |
| Saint-Amand-Magnazeix | 470 (2016) | 5.8km |
| Bersac-sur-Rivalier | 649 (2016) | 6.4km |
| Châteauponsac | 2,374 (2016) | 7.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Limousin
Note: Belot (1978) calls this mine 'Le Brugeaud-La Valette'.
"2 km north and left of Bessines on the N20. Uranium mine with autunite, baryte, fluorite, uraninite and uranotile [= uranophopane]." [Belot, 1978]
Abandoned uranium mine on quartz-fluorite-barite veins with included pitchblende (hydrothermally formed uranium deposit of the La Crouzille type). Located near Le Brugeaud, around 1.5 km N of Bessines-sur-Gartempe.
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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
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ 'Gummite' |
| ⓘ Kasolite Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ Parsonsite Formula: Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sharpite Formula: Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Sharpite | 5.EA.35 | Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Parsonsite | 8.EA.10 | Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Kasolite | 9.AK.15 | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Gummite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sharpite | Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Sharpite | Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Parsonsite | Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sharpite | Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Parsonsite | Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Sharpite | Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Parsonsite | Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| U | ⓘ Parsonsite | Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2 |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Sharpite | Ca(UO2)3(CO3)4 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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Le Brugeaud Mine, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France