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Carboire Zn - Pb Prospect

Occurrence in France with commodities 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073151
MRDS ID W018996
Record type Site
Current site name Carboire Zn - Pb Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 1.30196, 42.74906 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR SAINT - GIRONS IN THE CENTRAL PYRENEES, 100 KM S OF TOULOUSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Calc-Silicate Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) 1.30196, 42.74906
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Axial Zone Of The Pyrenees
Type of structure Local
Structure description Carboir Calcareous Schist Basin

Ore body information

  • General form CONCORDANT BEDS
    Dip SHALLOW
    Length 1500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 3000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.25 wt-pct Zinc Major 1972
    Lead Pb 0.85 wt-pct Lead Trace 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOIS, J.-P. ET AL, 1972, CARBOIR - UN NOUVEAU TYPE DE MINERALISATION STRATIFORME EN ZINC - PLOMB DANS LES PYRENEES FRANCAISES; 24 INTL. GEOL. CONG. PROC. SECT. 4 P. 363 - 372

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOIS, J.-P., 1972, CARBOIRE, INT. GEOL. CONG. 24TH PROC. SECT. 4 P. 368

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 TYPES OF MINERALIZATION. TYPE 9 IS HI GRADE CONCORDANT BEDS A FEW MM TO OVER 1 METER THICK. BANDED TYPE IS LOWER GRADE, MORE DISCONTINUOUS, 0.5 TO SEVERAL M. THICK RETICULATED TYPE IS DISCORDANT VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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