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Pyromorphite from
Monterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Comments: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
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite4
Fluorite2
Baryte2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208140:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘCreuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘLa Croix des Oncins, Monsols, Deux-Grosnes, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘLongefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘChanrion mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘNuizière (Nuissière Mine), Chénelette, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘChâteaumorand and RN7 slope, Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘGrezolette Mine, Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘDurelle Mine, Juré, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Gastineau, Jacques (1999) Le gisement de fluorite et barytine de Lantignié Rhône, France. Deuxième Partie: Geologie et mineralogie. Le Règne Minéral, 5 (26). 5-26
 
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