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Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, Francei
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View of the Pontpéan silver mining area, ca. 1904.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
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View of the Pontpéan silver mining area, ca. 1924.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
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Galena, etc.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
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View of the Pontpéan silver mining area, ca. 1904.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
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View of the Pontpéan silver mining area, ca. 1924.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
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Galena, etc.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
01697710017272071753734.jpg
View of the Pontpéan silver mining area, ca. 1904.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
05732680017272071755606.jpg
View of the Pontpéan silver mining area, ca. 1924.

Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Neighbouring regions:
Saint-Erblon, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Orgères, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Chartres-de-Bretagne, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Laillé, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Bruz, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Type:
Commune
Mindat Locality ID:
42783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42783:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
German:
Pont-Péan, Arrondissement Rennes, Département Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Pont-Péan, Arrondissement di Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagna, Francia
Russian:
Пон-Пеан, Ренн, Иль и Вилен, Бретань, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
蓬佩昂, 雷恩, 伊勒-维莱讷省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Pont-Péan, distrito de Rennes, Ille y Vilaine, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Pont-Péan, Destrito de Roazhon, Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretanya, Francia
Asturian:
Pont-Péan, Ille y Vilaine, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Pont-Péan, Faransi
Basque:
Pont-Péan, Rennesko barrutia, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Pont-Péan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Breton:
Pont-Pagan, Roazhon, Il-ha-Gwilen, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Pont-Péan, Districte de Rennes, Ille i Vilaine, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Pont-Péan, Arrondissement de Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Пон-Пеан, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Pont-Péan, Francia
Croatian:
Pont-Péan, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Pont-Péan, Arrondissement Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Pont-Péan, Arrondissement Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Pont-Péan, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Pont-Péan, Renno, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine'i departemang, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Pont-Péan, Frakland
Finnish:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Pont-Péan, Rènes, Ile-et-Vilêna, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Pont-Péan, France
Galician:
Pont-Péan, Ille e Vilaine, Bretaña, Francia
Greek:
Πον-Πεάν, Ρεν, Ιλ-ε-Βιλαίν, Βρετάνη, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Pont-Péan, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Pont-Péan, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Pont-Péan, Arondisemen Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Pont-Péan, Departimento Ille-et-Vilaine, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Pont-Péan, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Pont-Péan, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Pont-Péan, Frans
Kabyle:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пон-Пеан, Иль және Вилен, Франция
Kongo:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Fwalansa
Latin:
Pont-Péan, Condate, Illa et Vicinonia, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Pont-Péan, Renna, Ila un Vilēna, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Pont-Péan, Fransa
Limburgian:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Pont-Péan, Renas, Ilis ir Vilenas, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Pont-Péan, Arrondissement Rennes, Departement Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Frantsa
Malay:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Pont-Péan, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pont-Péan, Rennes Kūn, Ille-et-Vilaine, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Pont-Péan, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Pont-Péan, Franza
Norwegian:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille et Vilaine, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Pont-Péan, Fransia
Picard:
Pont-Péan, Franche
Piedmontese:
Pont-Péan, Dipartiment d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Pont-Péan, Okręg Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Pont-Péan, Arondismentul Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Pont-Péan, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Pont-Péan, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Pont-Péan, Il-ha-Gwilen, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Pont-Péan, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
蓬佩昂, 伊勒-維連省, 布禮斯大區, 法國
Turkish:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Пон-Пеан, Ренн, Іль і Вілен, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Pont-Péan, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Pont-Péan, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Pont-Péan, Fransän
Walloon:
Pont-Péan, France
Waray:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Pont-Péan, Roazhon, Îl-ha-Gwilun, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Pont-Péan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Pont-Péan, Faraas
Zulu:
Pont-Péan, IFulansi


"(Coming from Bruz). Immediately south of Rennes on the D137, the dumps of the 'mines de la Touche' contain galena, pyrite, and sphalerite." [Belot, 1978]

Note: Not to be confused with the 'La Touche' mine at Vieu-Vy-sur-Couesnon (https://www.mindat.org/loc-42785.html) which is located north of Rennes.

Old BPG mine at least 600m deep, worked from 1730 to 1932. Currently flooded.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


32 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘRammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
AgSilver
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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GeoNames ID:6620097


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References

fr.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_de_Pont-P%C3%A9an
Lukas, Yann (1978) Roches et minéraux de Bretagne. Ouest France. p.1-33.p.9 - + p. 11, 32, back cover
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Pillard, F., Chauris, L., Laforêt, C. (1985) Inventaire minéralogique de la France. Ed. BRGM [Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières]: 13: 82-87.
Mining History - the Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society (1993) 12: 21-24.
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