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Monterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Monterniers Mines | Group of Mines |
| Lantignié | Commune |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | Arrondissement |
| Rhône | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 9' 47'' North , 4° 37' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lantignié | 667 (2016) | 1.6km |
| Beaujeu | 2,027 (2016) | 2.7km |
| Chiroubles | 375 (2016) | 3.8km |
| Avenas | 115 (2016) | 3.9km |
| Durette | 978 (2016) | 4.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mines des Monterniers, Lantignié, Beaujeu, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
These mines (closed in 1962) operated 6 veins composed of fluorite, quartz and baryte hosted in a granite. They are famous for the secondary minerals of lead, especially for the wulfenite crystals.
The panel was administratively (and so artificially) separated in two concessions.
- the "Monterniers" concession
- The "Grandes terres" concession
The "Monterniers concession" worked on 4 veins.
- Vein 1 (lower vein - filon du bas in French)
- Vein 2 (crossing the vein 3)
- vein 3, or middle vein (filon du milieu)
- vein 4, or upper vein (filon du haut) : the surface outcrop of this vein is located on a place called "grandes terres", which gave the name of the second concession. This introduced a lot of confusion with the place-names!
The "Grandes terres" concession worked 3 veins
- the "grandes terres" vein
- the "brosses vein" (filon des brosses)
- the "carnion vein", also called "Luans pit" (puits Luans): this vein seems to be the west end of vein 1 worked by the other concession.
As we can see, this separation is purely administrative, and shouldn't be reproduced on Mindat.
According to A. Chermette (famous French geologist who discovered these deposits in the 1920s), 3 mineralizing stages are known:
- The initial filling consists of massive purple/green fluorite with a brown-red jasper (Triassic);
- The last filling consists of white/pink baryte with yellow/blue fluorite and some sulphides, especially galena (Liassic);
- Then, meteoritic alteration of primary sulphides and formation of secondary minerals (Eocene?).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
26 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Agardite' Description: SEM-EDS analysis: Y and Nd are the main rare earths detected, according to the samples, but EDS analysis is not enough precise to formally confirm. |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Habit: Tabular, with very large (001) face |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Caledonite Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
| ⓘ Duftite Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Found in "les grandes terres" vein. forming on old mine tunnel walls in an area where the matrix contains oxidizing pyrite References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Leadhillite ? Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 Description: Crystals up to 50 µm
Visual identification. could also be hydrocerussite or susannite References: |
| ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 Description: Visual identification with acid test to exclude carbonate References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Oberwolfachite (TL) Formula: SrFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Type Locality: References: Chukanov, Nikita V., Möhn, Gerhard, Dal Bo, Fabrice, Zubkova, Natalia V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Pekov, Igor V., Jouffret, Laurent, Henot, Jean-Marc, Chollet, Pascal, Vessely, Yannick, Friis, Henrik, Ksenofontov, Dmitry A., Agakhanov, Atali A., Britvin, Sergey N., Desor, Joy, Koshlyakova, Natalia N., Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Yu. (2021) Oberwolfachite, SrFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6, a new alunite-supergroup mineral from the Clara mine, Schwarzwald, Germany and Monterniers mine, Rhône, France. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (5) 808-816 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.63 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Description: Pyromorphite was reported in an old "Mineraux et Fossiles" article, were all the identifications were visual.
Gastineau & al. (1999) showed all the samples were mimetite. they proceed about 50 SEM-EDS analyses where As was always dominant. only one sample had an As/P ratio near 50/50 (Yellow colored). Deep green samples were exempt of Phosphorus |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Leadhillite ? | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Oberwolfachite (TL) | 8.BL. | SrFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite ? | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Agardite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Oberwolfachite | SrFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Oberwolfachite | SrFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Oberwolfachite | SrFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Oberwolfachite | SrFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | ⓘ Oberwolfachite | SrFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Oberwolfachite | SrFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
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- Massif CentralHighland Region
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References
Chukanov, Nikita V., Möhn, Gerhard, Dal Bo, Fabrice, Zubkova, Natalia V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Pekov, Igor V., Jouffret, Laurent, Henot, Jean-Marc, Chollet, Pascal, Vessely, Yannick, Friis, Henrik, Ksenofontov, Dmitry A., Agakhanov, Atali A., Britvin, Sergey N., Desor, Joy, Koshlyakova, Natalia N., Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Yu. (2021) Oberwolfachite, SrFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6, a new alunite-supergroup mineral from the Clara mine, Schwarzwald, Germany and Monterniers mine, Rhône, France. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (5) 808-816 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.63
Monterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France