Reyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Reyssouze River placer | Placer |
| Lescheroux | Commune |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | Arrondissement |
| Ain | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 23' 41'' North , 5° 7' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze | 563 (2016) | 1.4km |
| Lescheroux | 651 (2016) | 2.3km |
| Jayat | 839 (2016) | 2.7km |
| Mantenay-Montlin | 270 (2016) | 3.8km |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Reyssouze | 631 (2016) | 4.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
301104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301104:4
GUID (UUID V4):
00c8d2a2-17d3-49ff-ab7b-6b832f8f9b12
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
, Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Alluvions de la Reyssouze , Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
A placer Au-PGE(Pt-Ir-Os-Ru) deposit located 23 km N of Bourg-en-Bresse.
Mineralization is hosted in river gravels of the Reyssouze River, a tributary of Saone River.
The sources of gold and platinum-group minerals are located in the Alps (France or Switzerland).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopalladinite Formula: Pd8(As,Sb)3 References: |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Braggite Formula: PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chromferide Formula: Fe3Cr1-x (x=0.6) |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuproiridsite Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ Cuprorhodsite Formula: (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 References: |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Ferchromide Formula: Cr3Fe1-x |
| ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum Formula: Pt2FeNi |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ Hongshiite Formula: PtCu References: |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium-bearing Ilmenite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy' Formula: (Pt,Fe) |
| ⓘ Isoferroplatinum Formula: Pt3Fe References: |
| ⓘ Keithconnite Formula: Pd20Te7 References: |
| ⓘ Kingstonite Formula: (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
| ⓘ Kotulskite Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Malanite Formula: Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutheniridosmine Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Ruthenium Formula: (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ Samaniite Formula: Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Silver var. Küstelite Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ Stibiopalladinite Formula: Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ Telluropalladinite Formula: Pd9Te4 |
| ⓘ Törnroosite Formula: Pd11As2Te2 |
| ⓘ Tulameenite Formula: Pt2CuFe References: |
| ⓘ Vasilite Formula: (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| ⓘ Vincentite Formula: Pd3As |
| ⓘ Vysotskite Formula: PdS |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver var. Küstelite | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | Chromferide | 1.AE.15 | Fe3Cr1-x (x=0.6) |
| ⓘ | Ferchromide | 1.AE.15 | Cr3Fe1-x |
| ⓘ | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Rutheniridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Ruthenium | 1.AF.05 | (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Isoferroplatinum | 1.AG.35 | Pt3Fe |
| ⓘ | Ferronickelplatinum | 1.AG.40 | Pt2FeNi |
| ⓘ | Tulameenite | 1.AG.40 | Pt2CuFe |
| ⓘ | Hongshiite | 1.AG.45 | PtCu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Törnroosite | 2.AC. | Pd11As2Te2 |
| ⓘ | Vincentite | 2.AC.05b | Pd3As |
| ⓘ | Arsenopalladinite | 2.AC.10c | Pd8(As,Sb)3 |
| ⓘ | Stibiopalladinite | 2.AC.20a | Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Samaniite | 2.BB. | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Keithconnite | 2.BC.20 | Pd20Te7 |
| ⓘ | Vasilite | 2.BC.25 | (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| ⓘ | Telluropalladinite | 2.BC.30 | Pd9Te4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kotulskite | 2.CC.05 | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Vysotskite | 2.CC.35a | PdS |
| ⓘ | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ | Cuprorhodsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Cuproiridsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ | Malanite | 2.DA.05 | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
| ⓘ | Kingstonite | 2.DA.25 | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Magnesium-bearing Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Vasilite | (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| S | ⓘ Vysotskite | PdS |
| S | ⓘ Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
| S | ⓘ Samaniite | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromferide | Fe3Cr1-x (x=0.6) |
| Cr | ⓘ Ferchromide | Cr3Fe1-x |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromferide | Fe3Cr1-x (x=0.6) |
| Fe | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferchromide | Cr3Fe1-x |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum | Pt2FeNi |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Fe | ⓘ Samaniite | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum | Pt2FeNi |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Samaniite | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Hongshiite | PtCu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Cu | ⓘ Vasilite | (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| Cu | ⓘ Samaniite | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopalladinite | Pd8(As,Sb)3 |
| As | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Vincentite | Pd3As |
| As | ⓘ Törnroosite | Pd11As2Te2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ru | ⓘ Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Ru | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ru | ⓘ Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ru | ⓘ Ruthenium | (Ru,Ir) |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Rh | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Arsenopalladinite | Pd8(As,Sb)3 |
| Pd | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Pd | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pd | ⓘ Keithconnite | Pd20Te7 |
| Pd | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Pd | ⓘ Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 |
| Pd | ⓘ Telluropalladinite | Pd9Te4 |
| Pd | ⓘ Vasilite | (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| Pd | ⓘ Vincentite | Pd3As |
| Pd | ⓘ Vysotskite | PdS |
| Pd | ⓘ Törnroosite | Pd11As2Te2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver var. Küstelite | Ag |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Arsenopalladinite | Pd8(As,Sb)3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Keithconnite | Pd20Te7 |
| Te | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Te | ⓘ Telluropalladinite | Pd9Te4 |
| Te | ⓘ Vasilite | (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| Te | ⓘ Törnroosite | Pd11As2Te2 |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Os | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Os | ⓘ Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ir | ⓘ Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | ⓘ Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
| Ir | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | ⓘ Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | ⓘ Ruthenium | (Ru,Ir) |
| Ir | ⓘ Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Pt | ⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
| Pt | ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum | Pt2FeNi |
| Pt | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Hongshiite | PtCu |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Pt | ⓘ Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 |
| Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Pt | ⓘ Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
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