Auvergne Fluorspar District

Producer in France with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Iron, Quartz
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001693
MRDS ID W007001
Record type District
Current site name Auvergne Fluorspar District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 3.48534, 45.09897 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR LANGEAC. LANGEAC DISTRICT IN HAUTE - LOIRE CONTAINS THE MARSANGES AREA CHAVANIAC, SENOUIRE AND OTHER DEPOSITS. THE OTHER MAJOR DISTRICT IS BEIX IN PUY-DE-DOME.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 3.48534, 45.09897

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description GRAND SILLON COAL BASIN (BEIX MINE); MARGERIDE GRANITE BATHOLITH, STEPHANIEN COAL BASIN (LONGEAC MINES)
Type of structure Regional
Structure description MASSIF CENTRAL (GRANITE)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name AUVERGNE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOC. D'ENTERPRISES
  • Type Owner
    Owner CARRIERS ET MINES DE L'ESTEREL
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOC. D'ENTERPRISES
  • Type Operator
    Owner CARRIERS ET MINES DE L'ESTEREL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR: METAL SERVICE, 40 P.

  • Deposit

    CHERMETTE, A., 1970, L'INDUSTRIE MINIERE DU SPATH-FLUOR EN FRANCE: MINES ET METALLURGIE MARCH 1969 - MAY 1970, P. 11 - 13

Beyond USGS

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