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Mont du Feu, Genilac, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mont du Feu | Mountain |
| Genilac | Commune |
| Saint-Étienne | Arrondissement |
| Loire | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 31' 29'' North , 4° 35' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rive-de-Gier | 14,852 (2016) | 2.3km |
| Lorette | 3,202 (2016) | 2.3km |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine | 3,482 (2016) | 2.5km |
| Chagnon | 418 (2016) | 3.0km |
| Cellieu | 1,513 (2016) | 3.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Former burning coalmines extinct today. During the 18th and the early 19th centuries, some fumaroles have provided many minerals to the local mineralogists, especially nice gemmy gypsum crystals that were found on slags.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenolite Formula: As2O3 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Colour: colourless or white Description: Crystals found in cracks of anthracifer sandstones. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Native Arsenic Formula: As |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Salammoniac Formula: NH4Cl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Salammoniac | 3.AA.25 | NH4Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| As | ⓘ Native Arsenic | As |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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