Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Host Rocks (Limestones & Schists)
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Siderite
GangueHematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Limestone · Canaveille Series
StructureCanigou Granitic Massif
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10110436
MRDS IDW006998
Alternate namesSahorre, Pla De Gante
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.66571, 2.16862
References
CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR: METAL SERVICE, 40 P.CHERMETTE, A., 1970, L'INDUSTRIE MINIERE DU SPATH-FLOUR EN FRANCE: MINES ET METALLURGIE, MARCH 1969 TO MAY 1970, P. 15-16BOULADON, J., 1989, FRANCE AND LUXEMBOURG, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 37-104.CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR, P. 22-23; SECOND CUMULATIVE FIGURE FROM BOULADON, 1989.CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR P. 23, 30