Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Grotte D'Aldène (Grotte De Fauzan; Grotte De Minerve), Cesseras, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 275

mindat Locality ID: 146769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146769.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grotte D'Aldène (Grotte De Fauzan; Grotte De Minerve), Cesseras, Hérault, Occitanie, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°21'12"N
Longitude: 2°41'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.353333333333,2.6980555555556

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.

Calcite	Gypsum	None	Taranakite

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: Al C Ca H K O P

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca H K O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Gypsum None Taranakite

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Brushite ()*	Calcite ()*	Taranakite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	300	275	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	300	275	27770
Taranakite ()*	Taranakite	K₃Al₅(PO₃OH)₆(PO₄)₂·18H₂O	300	275	57

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000662	The Lodève Basin covers the entirety of the Hérault department, and is host to oil and uranium.

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
	Giersdorf_00000662	300	275	300-275							Yes			U	14616	Hérault, Occitanie, France	Hérault	Landais et al. (1986)	10.3406/sgeol.1986.1732	SG39_293	The age of bitumens found in the Basin and the associated uranium mineralizations are described as Autunian in age, and are additionally associated with post-Permian tectonics

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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