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Marcieux quarry, Marcieux, Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marcieux quarry | Quarry (Active) |
| Marcieux | Commune |
| Chambéry | Arrondissement |
| Savoie | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 37' 22'' North , 5° 46' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marcieux | 130 (2016) | 0.7km |
| Verthemex | 153 (2016) | 1.7km |
| Meyrieux-Trouet | 296 (2016) | 2.5km |
| Gerbaix | 350 (2016) | 2.5km |
| Novalaise | 1,554 (2016) | 2.9km |
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Carrière de Marcieux, Marcieux, Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Platinum Group Minerals (PGM) in glaciolacustrine sediments (Würm glaciation).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Braggite Formula: PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy' Formula: (Pt,Fe) |
| ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy var. Rhodic Ferroplatinum' Formula: (Pt,Rh,Fe) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt |
| ⓘ Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) References: |
| ⓘ Palladoarsenide Formula: Pd2As |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutheniridosmine Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Ruthenium Formula: (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ Semseyite Formula: Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Trevorite Formula: Ni2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Vysotskite Formula: PdS |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| ⓘ | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Rutheniridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Ruthenium | 1.AF.05 | (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Palladoarsenide | 2.AC.25a | Pd2As |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ | Vysotskite | 2.CC.35a | PdS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 2.HC.10d | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Trevorite | 4.BB.05 | Ni2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Iron-Platinum alloy var. Rhodic Ferroplatinum' | - | (Pt,Rh,Fe) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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Marcieux quarry, Marcieux, Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France