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Cheval Blanc quarry, Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cheval Blanc quarry | Quarry (Active) |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu | Commune |
| Lyon | Arrondissement |
| Rhône | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 40' 12'' North , 5° 0' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toussieu | 2,128 (2016) | 2.7km |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu | 4,357 (2016) | 2.7km |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure | 5,890 (2016) | 3.4km |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure | 4,762 (2016) | 3.4km |
| Mions | 11,424 (2016) | 4.8km |
Gold and PGM in fluvio-glacial sediments (Würm glaciation).
Collected in 2012.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy' Formula: (Pt,Fe) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt |
| ⓘ Ruthenium Formula: (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Ruthenium | 1.AF.05 | (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ru | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ru | ⓘ Ruthenium | (Ru,Ir) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Os | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | ⓘ Ruthenium | (Ru,Ir) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
| Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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