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Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Mur-sur-AllierCommune
Clermont-FerrandArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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My minerals friend Omer in front of the closed mine entrance of the LES ROIS MINE, Dallet.

Les Rois Mine, Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Work near the LES ROIS MINE. In the background you have a view of the Puy de Dôme.

Puy du Mur Quarry, Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mezel1,560 (2016)
Dallet1,229 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
334785
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334785:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dallet
Other Languages:
French:
Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Département Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Spanish:
Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bavarian:
Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich


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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Pale sky blue lussatite associated with asphalt and hyaline quartz crystals (very often skeleton quartz crystals with bitumen inclusions).
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-CT4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.4 Ma (Oligocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Curculionidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cleonus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Cleonus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Harpalus nero
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Harpalus : Harpalus nero28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Entimini
tribe
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Entimini28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Chrysomela rudeli
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Chrysomela : Chrysomela rudeli28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mur-sur-Allier
Wikidata ID:Q58637403

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