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Montbelleux Mine, Luitré, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montbelleux Mine | Mine |
| Luitré | Commune |
| Fougères-Vitré | Arrondissement |
| Ille-et-Vilaine | Department |
| Brittany | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 17' 51'' North , 1° 9' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Selle-en-Luitré | 506 (2016) | 3.2km |
| Parcé | 657 (2016) | 3.8km |
| Luitré | 1,298 (2016) | 3.9km |
| Dompierre-du-Chemin | 514 (2016) | 3.9km |
| Javené | 1,682 (2016) | 4.5km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine de Montbelleux, Luitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Vein/stockwork type tungsten deposit mined from 1902 to 1983.
Closed in 1918, reopened by the Germans in 1942, closed again in 1960.
Pneumatolytic-hydrothermal quartz-cassiterite-ferberite-molybdenite veins.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Replaces topaz. |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Tungstite Formula: WO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Description: Th-bearing uraninite (5%).
Disseminated in muscovitic albitic post-Cadomian ± greisenized highly-differenciated granite stock (-60, -95 and -130 levels).
Uraninite is linked with albitization.
Three types of occurrence are known :
- Automorph, rounded or xenomorph in pyrite
- With arsenopyrite, sphalerite and bismuth/bismuthinite
- Cemented by organic matter at the contact of pyrite (late)/phyllite (early)/molybdenite
- Rims brecciated zircons
(L. Chauris, C. Laforêt and J. Cotten, Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 955-958).
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| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Tungstite | 4.FJ.10 | WO3 · H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Damourite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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References
Geffroy, Jacques, Roche, J. (1949) Note sur le gisement d'étain et de wolfram de Montbelleux (Ille-et-Vilaine) La stannite qu'il renferme et la place de cette dernière dans la paragenèse. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 72 (7) 388-400 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1949.4676
Montbelleux Mine, Luitré, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France