Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Beauvoir Quarry, Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 310
Youngest recorded age at locality: 308

mindat Locality ID: 45991
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45991.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beauvoir Quarry, Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
L'Eperon-West Mine

Latitude: 46°10'48"N
Longitude: 2°57'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.18,2.9508333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Brackebuschite
Carminite	Chalcopyrite	Childrenite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Dufrénite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Lazulite	Lepidocrocite	Leucophosphite	Matlockite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Turquoise	Wardite	Wavellite	Wurtzite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Li Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Brackebuschite
Carminite Chalcopyrite Childrenite Clay Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Dufrénite Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Gypsum Kaolinite Lazulite Lepidocrocite Leucophosphite Matlockite
Mica None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Stannite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Turquoise Wardite Wavellite Wurtzite Zircon

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brazilianite ()*
Cacoxenite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Childrenite ()*	Churchite-(Y) ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cyrilovite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gorceixite ()*	Goyazite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hentschelite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydroxylherderite ()*
Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kidwellite ()*	Kintoreite ()*
Lacroixite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Mawsonite ()*
Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrodufrénite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Parsonsite ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Russellite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Scorzalite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Strengite ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tsumebite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Uraninite ()*
Variscite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*	Wardite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Zavaritskite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	310	308	0		8803
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	310	308	0		244
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	310	308	0		9052
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	310	308	0		150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	310	308	1	50325	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	310	308	0		4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	310	308	0		214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	310	308	0		1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	310	308	0		716
Brazilianite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	310	308	0		59
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	310	308	0		280
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	310	308	0		178
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	310	308	0		5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	310	308	0		4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	310	308	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	310	308	0		27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	310	308	1	50325	77
Childrenite ()*	Childrenite	Fe²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	310	308	0		93
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O	310	308	0		70
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	310	308	0		518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	310	308	0		289
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	310	308	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	310	308	0		4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	310	308	0		599
Cyrilovite ()*	Wardite	NaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O	310	308	1	50325	60
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	310	308	0		551
Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	None	(Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	310	308	0		18
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	310	308	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	310	308	0		24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	310	308	1	50325	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	310	308	0		30554
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	310	308	0		121
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	310	308	0		173
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	310	308	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	310	308	1	50325	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	310	308	0		1689
Hentschelite ()*	Lazulite	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	310	308	1	50325	20
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	310	308	0		82
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	310	308	0		367
Hydroxylherderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)(OH)	310	308	0		119
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	310	308	1	50325	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	310	308	1	50325	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	310	308	0		5591
Kidwellite ()*	None	NaFe³⁺_9+x(PO₄)₆(OH)₁₁·3H₂O (x ≈ 0.33)	310	308	1	50325	53
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	310	308	0		41
Lacroixite ()*	Titanite	NaAl(PO₄)F	310	308	0		22
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	310	308	1	50325	581
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	310	308	0		110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	310	308	0		234
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	310	308	0		92
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	310	308	0		200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	310	308	0		17380
Natrodufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	310	308	1	50325	46
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	310	308	0		254
Parsonsite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)(PO₄)₂	310	308	0		63
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	310	308	0		170
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	310	308	1	50325	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	310	308	0		1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	310	308	1	50325	61156
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆	310	308	0		40
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	310	308	0		4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	310	308	0		1153
Scorzalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	310	308	0		60
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	310	308	0		5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	310	308	0		21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	310	308	0		668
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	310	308	0		156
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	310	308	1	50325	263
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	310	308	0		211
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	310	308	0		1803
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	310	308	0		1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	310	308	0		1059
Tsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)	310	308	0		32
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	310	308	1	50325	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	310	308	0		2718
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	310	308	1	50325	301
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	310	308	0		56
Wardite ()*	Wardite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O	310	308	1	50325	58
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	310	308	0		374
Zavaritskite ()*	Matlockite	BiOF	310	308	0		26
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	310	308	0		5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Bradley_2012_019	310	308	309±1	Ar/Ar										45991	Beauvoir Quarry, Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Beauvoir	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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