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Pessens

Past Producer in Auvergne, France with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Mercury
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023803
MRDS ID I001554
Record type Site
Current site name Pessens

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.65201, 44.33233 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Auvergne(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Auvergne

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR RODEZ (AVEYRON). LAT-LONG FOR TOWN OF PESSENS. AT S. EDGE OF MASSIF CENTRAL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Calcite 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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.65201, 44.33233
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 2 Faults

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Length 600M
    Width 400M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ejur?

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOLOMITE FORMED IN INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT AND GRADES TO EVAPORITES TO THE SOUTH AND PALUSTRINE ROCKS TO THE NORTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of last production 1986

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Des Couleurs Zinciques

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Period 1919-1980
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^60% Baso4
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    BaSO4 Barium-Barite Barium 60wt-pct

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SECOND LARGEST BARITE PRODUCER IN FRANCE. PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS ABOUT 55,000 TPA.

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

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, GERRY, 1980, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF FRANCE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 159, P. 23-55.

  • Production

    BOULADON, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO BEDS OF BARITE, 1.5-0.5 M THICK, ARE SEPARATED BY MAINLY DOLOMITE. BANDED APPEARANCE OF BARITE AND BLACK CALCITE FOLLOWS CROSS-BEDDING IN ORIGINAL DOLOMITE SEDIMENTS. DEPOSIT IS 400 X 600 M AND BOUNDED BY 2 FAULTS. BARITE VEINS ARE FOUND IN NEARBY BASEMENT GNEISSES AND MAY BE ROOT ZONE FOR STRATABOUND MINERALIZATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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