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⇱ Le Mazataud quarry, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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Le Mazataud quarry, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
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Le Mazataud quarryQuarry
Bessines-sur-GartempeCommune
BellacArrondissement
Haute-VienneDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 5' 24'' North , 1° 21' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bessines-sur-Gartempe2,836 (2016)2.1km
Bersac-sur-Rivalier649 (2016)5.1km
Razès1,034 (2016)6.7km
Saint-Pardoux490 (2016)7.1km
Saint-Léger-la-Montagne361 (2016)7.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
65455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65455:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Limousin


"6 km south of the city on the N20. Three abandoned workings still yield cassiterite." [Belot, 1978]

Granite pegmatite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
References:
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTriplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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