Fumade

Occurrence in France with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000744
MRDS ID ISM0569
Record type District
Current site name Fumade
Alternate or previous names Tungsten

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.48529, 43.64901 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM NORTHEAST OF CASTRE (RF1)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.48529, 43.64901

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description CONTACT AUREOLE OF THE PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN LA FABRIE APLO-GRANITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1981

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOCIETE NATIONALE ELF AQUITAINE
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOCIETE NATIONALE ELF AQUITAINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAFA,P., COUILLOUD,D., TESSIER,B. AND MOINE,B., 1987, LE GISEMENT DE TUNGST ENE DE FUMADE (TARN, FRANCE): GITOLOGIE, CARACTERES PETROGROPHIQUES ET GEOCHIMI QUES DES SKARNS ET DES GRANITES; CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, NO. 487, P. 39-51.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.