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Arrens

Past Producer in France with commodities Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023460
MRDS ID I000444
Record type Site
Current site name Arrens

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 0.21863, 42.94907 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF ARRENS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 212
USGS model code 31b
Deposit model name Bedded barite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 0.21863, 42.94907
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folding

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SCHIST AND LIEMSTONE STRIKE 118 DEG. AND DIP 70 DEG N.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of last production 1980

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 3000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE ARE 2-4 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ZN-PB ORE. ZN/(ZN+PB)= 0.8. ZINC-LEAD MINERALIZATION IS A COVERED DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOULADON, 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.

  • Deposit

    POUIT, GEORGES, 1993, LES HORIZONS MINERALISES EN ZN-PB (BA) DU PALEOZOIQUE DES PYRENEES CENTRALES FRANCAISES: CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, NO. 511, P. 21-31.

  • Production

    BOULADON, 1989.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOULADON, 1989; POUIT, 1993.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE LENSES OCCUR INTERSTRATIFIED WITH SCHIST AND AT LIMESTONE SCHIST CONTACT. THE SEQUENCE IS FOLDED AND MINERALIZED ZONES ARE REPEATED. SIX MINERALIZED ZONES TREND WNW. LATERALLY BECOMES SEDEX ZN-(PB) DEPOSIT. BARITE ORE CONTAINS MINOR AMOUNTS OF SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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