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Locality Name:
Lunel, Aveyron, Occitanie, France


mindat Locality ID: 287650
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-287650.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lunel, Aveyron, Occitanie, France": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Le Kaymar

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBismutiteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcopyrite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumLinariteMixiteNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedrite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Ammoniojarosite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beyerite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Carminite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Goudeyite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Silver  (*)Slavíkite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O15526043
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615526030
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1552622734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15526211547
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)215526296
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31552601935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41552605516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31552601089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61552621633
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2155260178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1552624979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)215526027
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1552605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2255260,5526227198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1552603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1552604165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16155260599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1552602970
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2255260,552629617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS355260,55261,5526224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)255260,552627437
Goudeyite  (*)MixiteCu6Al(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O15526019
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1552626890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2155262987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4155260249
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1552601107
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS155260767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2255260,5526239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21552603106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1552621725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215526061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1552601153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)255260,552626417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4155260249
Silver  (*)CopperAg255260,552625186
Slavíkite  (*)Not in a structural group(H3O)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18·98H2O15526044
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS255260,5526221482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131552601803
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41552601655



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