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Locality Name:
Gourniaud Mine, Lachaux, Puy-Guillaume, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 47139
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47139.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gourniaud Mine, Lachaux, Puy-Guillaume, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°0'4"N
Longitude: 3°36'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.001111111111,3.6005555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: As Ca Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ca Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAutuniteChalcopyriteCorundumFluoriteNonePhosphuranyliteQuartzRocksalt
Sphalerite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Ianthinite  (*)Masuyite  (*)Opal  (*)
Uranophane-β  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O082
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O031
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O023
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0144
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2063
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890


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