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Jax veins, La Ribeyrette & La Fauvette valleys (La Fioure; La Fiouve), Jax, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jax veins | - not defined - |
| La Ribeyrette & La Fauvette valleys (La Fioure; La Fiouve) | - not defined - |
| Jax | Commune |
| Brioude | Arrondissement |
| Haute-Loire | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 3° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Fluorite, barite and quartz veins, 150 meters after Jax,on a path going downhill on the east side of La Fioure (or La Ribeyrette) valley.
Hosts rocks are biotite-sillimanite paragneisses with lenses of quartzite with muscovite, magnetite, titanite and staurolite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Description: In Galena |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Description: In quartz microbreccias.
Replaced by Pyrite-Marcasite. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Description: In galena |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Rounded inclusions in galena |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Description: Alteration of Chacopyrite. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Description: Alteration of Chacopyrite. |
| ⓘ Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 Description: In galena |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: Several varieties :
- Deep violet/black Fluorite in granite and pegmatites
- Deep violet/deep green banded Fluorite
- Pale blue/pale green/pink/yellow Fluorite associated with Barite
|
| ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 Description: In galena |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Silver bearing galena : 2720 gram Ag / ton PbS |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Description: Associated with deep violet/deep green banded Fluorite |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Description: Associated with deep violet/deep green banded Fluorite |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] Description: In galena |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 Description: In galena |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: In quartz microbreccias.
Replaced by Pyrite-Marcasite. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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Jax veins, La Ribeyrette & La Fauvette valleys, Jax, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France