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Boulangerite from
Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


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Boulangerite

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite, etc.

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite, etc.

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite, etc.

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Boulangerite, etc.

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
02973570017361189994658.jpg
Boulangerite

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
05577730017272042456600.jpg
Boulangerite, etc.

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
00676320017272042484887.jpg
Boulangerite

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
01059650017272045122572.jpg
Boulangerite, etc.

Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Boulangerite
Formula:Pb5Sb4S11
Comments:Boulangerite has many shapes in this site :
- flexible or hairy with long and distinct needles
- dense hairy
- rigid needles
- short needles like twisted wireframe
- bundles of very short needles crossing other bundles
- ...
All needles that doesn't correspond to the zinkenite description for this site are boulangerite.
J-L Portes
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Semseyite4
Geocronite2
Calcite2
Quartz2
Baryte2
Dolomite1
Zinkenite1
Native Sulphur1
Stibiconite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Boulangerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Cougnasses mine, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:162980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:162980:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Boulangerite
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘVillaret pit, Susville, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘRiou Bourdoux ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘPinatelle ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘSaint Pons ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘLa Valette ravine, Barcelonnette, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘLa Pereire, Laffrey, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘLe Fournel vein, L'Argentière-la-Bessée, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘPierre Plate mine, Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
94.1km (58.4 miles) ⓘLe Rivet, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Moëlo, Yves; Picot, Paul; Pierrot, Roland (1975) L'indice à sulfoantimoniures de plomb des Cougnasses (commune d'Orpierre, Hautes-Alpes). Partie I : minéralogie du minerai. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 98 (5). 299-307 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1975.7008
Fourcault, J. M. (1991) Le gisement à sulfosels de plomb des Cougnasses (Hautes-Alpes) [The Cougnasses lead sulfosalt deposit (Hautes-Alpes)]. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 32(2), 3-13
 
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