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Boisséjour, Beaumont, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boisséjour | Quarry (Abandoned) |
| Beaumont | Commune |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Arrondissement |
| Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 44' 53'' North , 3° 4' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 12,295 (2016) | 1.0km |
| Ceyrat | 5,880 (2016) | 1.9km |
| Royat | 4,831 (2016) | 2.4km |
| Romagnat | 8,771 (2016) | 3.1km |
| Chamalières | 20,298 (2016) | 3.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
"(Coming from Beaumont). South of Royat, follow the D5 and the N141C after Ceyrat. In the region of the locality [there is] baryte and hexagonal ettringite (calcium and aluminium sulphate) crystals." [Belot, 1978]
Long abandoned quarry at the crossing of RN 89 and N 141 c roads. Other samples have been found above the quarry during housing construction. Part of a private property and now inaccessible. Oligocene marls and arkoses thermally metamorphosed by trachy-basalt lava flow of Puy de Gravenoire volcano.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Portlandite | 4.FE.05 | Ca(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocalumite | 4.FL.10 | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Ettringite | 7.DG.15 | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Afwillite | 9.AG.75 | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Tobermorite | 9.DG.10 | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Jennite | 9.DG.20 | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Strätlingite | 9.EG.25 | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Gismondine Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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Boisséjour, Beaumont, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France