Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mas Lavayre, Le Bosc, Hérault, Occitanie, France

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

mindat Locality ID: 12947
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12947.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mas Lavayre, Le Bosc, Hérault, Occitanie, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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

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.

Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Meta-autunite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Zippeite

Andersonite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bayleyite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Deliensite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Saléeite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zippeite ()*

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 As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Autunite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Meta-autunite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Zippeite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andersonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·5-6H₂O	300	275	47
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	300	275	3250
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	300	275	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	300	275	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	300	275	11547
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	300	275	38
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	300	275	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	300	275	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	300	275	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	300	275	27198
Deliensite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·7H₂O	300	275	14
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	300	275	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	300	275	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	300	275	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	300	275	6890
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	275	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	300	275	5674
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	300	275	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	300	275	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	300	275	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	300	275	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	300	275	61156
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	300	275	95
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	300	275	21482
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	300	275	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	300	275	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	300	275	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	300	275	94
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	300	275	185
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	300	275	175

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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