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Alloue mines, Alloué, Confolens, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alloue mines | Group ofMines |
| Alloué | Commune |
| Confolens | Arrondissement |
| Charente | Department |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 19'' North , 0° 30' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group ofMines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alloue | 505(2016) | 1.4km |
| Benest | 391(2016) | 4.6km |
| Épenède | 220(2016) | 5.1km |
| Ambernac | 390(2016) | 5.4km |
| Saint-Coutant | 230(2016) | 5.4km |
"West of Confolens on the D948 north of the city, turn left onto the D740. Between Alloue and Ambernac close to the D169 south of Alloue, there are old mine workings with baryte, sphalerite, argentiferous galena and lead minerals." [Belot, 1978]
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘBaryte Formula:BaSO4 |
| ⓘGalena Formula:PbS |
| ⓘGalena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula:PbS with Ag |
| ⓘSphalerite Formula:ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘBaryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘBaryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| S | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘGalena var.Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘGalena var.Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘBaryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘGalena var.Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
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