A small outcrop visited by the french geologist and mineralogist Jacques Geffroy (1918-1993 in the 1950s. Here he found kyanite (disthène in French) and opened a small quarry. The place was called "Pont de Travette" by him. The site is located along the the departmental road D2 (going from Marvejols to Saint-Léger-de-Peyre).

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ⓘ Kyanite

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Amphibolite

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ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

References:

Dubost, Vincent, Chiappero, Pierre-Jaques (2013) Sur les pas de Jacques Geffroy: le disthène di Pont de Travette, Lozère [In the footsteps of Jacques Geffroy: The kyanite of Pont de Travette, Lozère]. Le Règne Minéral, 19 (109). 53-55

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS

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