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RD500 pocket (Bois d'Etat vein), Firminy, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| RD500 pocket (Bois d'Etat vein) | |
| Firminy | Commune |
| Saint-Étienne | Arrondissement |
| Loire | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 21' 52'' North , 4° 18' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 4,132 (2016) | 2.8km |
| Firminy | 17,902 (2016) | 2.8km |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 13,371 (2016) | 3.9km |
| Unieux | 8,456 (2016) | 4.6km |
| Fraisses | 3,982 (2016) | 4.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
A famous large smoky quartz pocket discovered during the widening of the D500 road (in the late 1970's). This small cave (located on a long quartz vein) was 3 m high, 5 m long and 1 m wide! Today, this pocket is always visible but empty and a small adit dug in the vein did not reveal other pockets.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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RD500 pocket, Firminy, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France