Lacan

Producer in France with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023790
MRDS ID I001536
Record type Site
Current site name Lacan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 1.80203, 44.88233 (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 LACAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) 1.80203, 44.88233

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Period 1977-1980
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^72%Baso4
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    BaSO4 Barium-Barite Barium 72wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Period 1977-1980
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^72% Baso4
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    BaSO4 Ore Barium-Barite Barium 72wt-pct

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

  • Production

    BOULADON, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICK BARITE VEINS, POSSIBLY THE ROOT ZONE OF NEARBY STRATIFORM 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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