Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR AND TABULAR
Ore controlVein Deposits - Fractures Normal To Fold Axis. Stratiform Deposits - Favorable Host Rock (Limestone, Dolomite)
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Granite · Microgranulite Tuffs;Calcite, Dolomite
StructureAutun Coal Basin, Joints
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10069460
MRDS IDW006997
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.94892, 4.3021
References
CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR: METAL SERVICE, P. 17-18CHERMETTE, A., 1970, L'INDUSTRIE MINIERE DU SPATH-FLUOR EN FRANCE: MINES ET METALLURGIE, MARCH 1969 - MAY 1970SOULE DE LAFONT, D., 1967, LES GITES DE FLUORINE STRATIFORMES DE LA BORDURE NORO DU MORVAN: ETUDE, MARCH 1967, P. 86 - 107.CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH - FLUORCHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR P. 30