Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Costabonne Mines (Costabona Mines), Prats-de-Mollo-la Preste (Prats De Molló-la Presta), Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France

mindat Locality ID: 43866
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43866.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Costabonne Mines (Costabona Mines), Prats-de-Mollo-la Preste (Prats De Molló-la Presta), Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°24'55"N
Longitude: 2°20'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.415277777778,2.3480555555556

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	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Artinite	Baddeleyite	Bismutite	Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Kobellite	Ludwigite	Malachite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Talc
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	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: Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Artinite Baddeleyite Bismutite Brucite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Humite Hydrotalcite Kobellite Ludwigite Malachite Mica Mixite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrosmalite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilpnomelane Talc
Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Amesite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Artinite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bromellite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Clintonite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eulytine ()*	Fluoborite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Friedelite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Geikielite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Helvine ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrotalcite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Karlite ()*	Kotoite ()*
Ludwigite ()*	Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mixite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*
Periclase ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Powellite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Sellaite ()*	Siderite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Suanite ()*	Szaibélyite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	74
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	75
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	238
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	716
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	843
Bromellite ()*	None	BeO	9
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	86
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Eulytine ()*	None	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃	72
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	52
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1188
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	192
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	70
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1689
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	111
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	341
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄	87
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	73
Karlite ()*	None	(Mg,Al)_6.5(BO₃)₃(OH)₄( ,Cl)_0.5	3
Kotoite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)₂	20
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	134
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S ()*	None	Mg₂BeAl₆O₁₂	9
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	313
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	114
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	260
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2705
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	46
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1934
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	456
Suanite ()*	None	Mg₂B₂O₅	16
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	87
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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