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Ravin de Pégut (Filon des Espagnols), La Chapelle-sur-Usson, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ravin de Pégut (Filon des Espagnols) | Workings |
| La Chapelle-sur-Usson | Commune |
| Issoire | Arrondissement |
| Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 28' 9'' North , 3° 24' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vernet-la-Varenne | 749 (2016) | 3.3km |
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson | 245 (2016) | 4.1km |
| Bansat | 212 (2016) | 5.1km |
| Chaméane | 140 (2016) | 5.8km |
| Lamontgie | 516 (2016) | 6.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Ravin de Pégut (Filon des Espagnols), La Chapelle-sur-Usson, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Old workings for quartz variety amethyst
In the documentary references :
1640 - The BARONNE de BEAUSOLEIL indicates an amethyst mine at Pégut.
1779 - LE MONNIER describes the mines in activity located at Pégut and mentions the business with the Genevese.
1788 - LE GRAND D’AUSSY mentions the exploitations in activity at Pégut and the trade with the Spaniards.
1898 - DEMARTY makes a synthesis of the historical data, explains the methods of purchase of amethyst by the Spaniards (with the anecdote of the Spaniards stolen on the road while they are coming to Pégut, in 1780). He mentions the various tests of resumption of workings following the rupture of the trade with the Spaniards, then he exposes its own resumption of workings on the amethyst veins.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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Ravin de Pégut, La Chapelle-sur-Usson, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France