Provenite

Allevard

AreaClosedDraft data

45.3944° N, 6.0747° E · ± 10 km

Siderite from Isere, France, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Siderite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Quartz with Siderite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show siderite with quartz together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Siderite at Allevard

Olive-green siderite rhombs with water-clear quartz crystals from Allevard.
Olive-green siderite rhombs with water-clear quartz crystals from Allevard.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeCO₃
Morphology
Striated rhombs with quartz on thin plates
Typical size
Rhombs to 2.4 cm
Color / luster
Olive-green, translucent, lustrous
Associated minerals
Quartz
Availability
Scarce
History
Old specimens.

Sources: SRC-586 SRC-597 SRC-622

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Historic iron-mining district (mines of Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard).
Region
Isere
Country
France

Iron mines worked from at least the 17th century; the mine railway closed in 1968. Coordinates are those of the town (Wikipedia).

Sources: SRC-597

Sources

  1. SRC-597 · Website
    AllevardWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-586 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - SideriteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America
  3. SRC-622 · Website
    File:Siderite-Quartz-196092.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.