Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.004
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.003

mindat Locality ID: 43741
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43741.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Bain-de-Bretagne
Châteaubourg
Dinard
Fougères
Grand Fougeray
Grand-Fougeray
La Bouëxière
Le Pertre
Luitré
Martigné-Ferchaud
Mont Saint-Michel Bay
Pont-Péan
Redon
Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Saint-Malo
Val-d'Izé
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon

Latitude: 48°9'33"N
Longitude: 1°25'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.159166666667,-1.4305555555556

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Berthierite
Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Löllingite
Lepidocrocite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tungstite	Ullmannite	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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Berthierite
Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Diaspore Digenite Enargite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Löllingite
Lepidocrocite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Topaz Tourmaline Tungstite Ullmannite Wurtzite Zircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*
Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fougèrite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(La) ()*	Mössbauerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Polybasite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rammelsbergite ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Trébeurdenite ()*	Tungstite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	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)			2	53162,53164	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	53168	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	53162,53164	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	53158,53187	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	53171,53187	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	53168	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	53168	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	53185	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			5	53164,53166,53167,53168,53171	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂			1	53168	73
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			2	53162,53164	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			5	53162,53164,53171,53176,53187	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	53168	343
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	53166	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	53166	1935
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	53168	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			4	53166,53168,53171,53185	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	53166,53173	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	53171	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	53164,53171	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			4	53166,53168,53171,53187	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂			1	53168	162
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	53166,53171	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	53171	802
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	53166	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	53171	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	53171	910
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	53166	551
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			2	53162,53164	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	53162,53163,53164,53166,53171	9617
Fougèrite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·3H₂O			1	53155	20
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	0.004	0.003	7	53162,53164,53166,53171,53177,53186,53187	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0.004	0.003	5	53162,53164,53168,53181,53185	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	53167,53168,53173	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	0.004	0.003	3	53148,53168,53182	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0.004	0.003	4	53162,53164,53171,53181	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	53168,53171	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			1	53166	469
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	53171	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	53166,53168	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0.004	0.003	2	53181,53187	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	53171	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	53168	230
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	53168	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	53166	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			2	53166,53171	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	53166	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			6	53162,53164,53166,53168,53171,53187	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	53187	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	53162,53164,53166	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			2	53158,53159	945
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)			1	53158	38
Mössbauerite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Fe³⁺₆O₄(OH)₈(CO₃)·3H₂O	0.004	0.003	2	53170,53183	8
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0.004	0.003	6	53153,53162,53164,53166,53168,53179	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			1	53171	633
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			3	53154,53155,53164	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	53146	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	53162,53164	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	53166	767
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	53171	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	53171	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	53171	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0.004	0.003	9	53158,53161,53162,53164,53166,53168,53171,53181,53187	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			4	53166,53168,53171,53187	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0.004	0.003	13	53151,53153,53161,53162,53163,53164,53166,53167,53168,53170,53177,53180,53181	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			1	53171	233
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	53146	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	53166,53168,53171,53187	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	53166	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0.004	0.003	5	53153,53162,53164,53177,53180	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			5	53158,53162,53164,53166,53171	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	53171	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	53171	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			6	53162,53164,53166,53168,53171,53187	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	53166	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			3	53167,53168,53174	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	53168	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	53166	1476
Trébeurdenite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₄O₂(OH)₁₀(CO₃)·3H₂O	0.004	0.003	2	53170,53183	8
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O			1	53166	118
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	53168	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	53166	2718
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	53168	369
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			1	53171	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	53187	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_385	Trébeurdenite and mössbauerite are found within the clay "gleysol" layer in the beaches and bays of North France. The characteristic blue color and halophyte fossil roots indicate the layer that was once a salt marsh, likely when sea levels were lower.

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
	Michelle_385	0.004	0.003	0.003-0.004	stratigraphy	Age of maritime salt marshes							Mossbauerite, Trebeurdenite		282038	Mont Saint-Michel Bay, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France	Mont Saint-Michel Bay	Génin et al. (2012)	10.1007/s10751-011-0500-8	HI204_71	Age of maritime salt marshes

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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