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Cerussite from
Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Comments:Very good crystals (up to 3 cm) were found during the mine exploitation.
Colour:Colourless or white (small specimens) / Yellow (large specimens)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite14
Langite11
Native Copper8
Caledonite8
Brochantite6
Elyite6
Cuprite5
Linarite3
Chenite3
Connellite2
Lanarkite1
Devilline1
Litharge1
Anglesite1
Chrysocolla1
Leadhillite1
Aragonite1
Spangolite1
Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)1
Covellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25267:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘRamillard, La Chabanne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘFumouse, Le Mayet-de-Montagne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘBigay Mine, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘEtang de Reliez, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘGagnol Mine, Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘLa Bombarde, Saint-Romain-d'Urfé, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘDurelle Mine, Juré, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘLe Poyet Mine, Champoly, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘFialin quarry, Champoly, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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