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La Floquerie quarry, Pannecé, Châteaubriant-Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Floquerie quarry | Quarry |
| Pannecé | Commune |
| Châteaubriant-Ancenis | Arrondissement |
| Loire-Atlantique | Department |
| Pays de la Loire | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 29' 33'' North , 1° 14' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pannecé | 1,025 (2016) | 0.8km |
| Bonnœuvre | 548 (2016) | 4.5km |
| Teillé | 1,407 (2016) | 4.6km |
| Riaillé | 1,916 (2016) | 5.1km |
| Saint-Mars-la-Jaille | 2,371 (2016) | 5.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pays de Loire
Name(s) in local language(s):
Carrière La Floquerie
Phosphate minerals occur in joints in phtanites (variety of jasper/chert).
"Minyulite-variscite-wavellite associations in the Pannecé deposit [...], which has yielded the world's best specimens of minyulite. Unfortunately, these have only been found at a single location, a quarry working carbonaceous clays, which is currently flooded." [Lukas, 1978]
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Habit: Fibrous spherule Colour: Brown References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ✪ Minyulite Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O Habit: Fibro-radiated Colour: Green-yellow References: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ✪ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O Habit: Massive Colour: Green / White References: |
| ✪ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Habit: Fibro-radiated Colour: Colorless / Grey / Yellow / Green References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Minyulite | 8.DH.05 | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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La Floquerie quarry, Pannecé, Châteaubriant-Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France