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⇱ Bellericq vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Bellericq vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
Regional Level Types
Bellericq veinVein
Orpierre minesGroup of Mines
OrpierreCommune
GapArrondissement
Hautes-AlpesDepartment
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 19' 5'' North , 5° 41' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Orpierre313 (2016)0.6km
Trescléoux295 (2016)4.2km
Barret-le-Haut260 (2016)5.5km
Lagrand312 (2016)5.5km
Eyguians254 (2016)7.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
18649
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18649:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Quartier Bellericq, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Important mining from 1885 to 1907 approximately. Works staged on eight levels, about 3.5 km of galleries.

"Towards Billéric there is an old working with baryte, calcite, chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite, sphalerite, and zincite." [Belot, 1978]

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ
Formula: ZnO
Description: Wrong entry by to Belot (1978) who wrote a lot of nonsense

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘZincite ?4.AB.20ZnO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ ZinciteZnO
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZinciteZnO
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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