Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 23933
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23933.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Brétignolles-sur-Mer
Jard-sur-Mer
L'Herbergement
La Châtaigneraie
La Garnache
La Roche-sur-Yon
Le Boupère
Le Château D'Olonne
Les Herbiers
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Mouchamps
Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine

Latitude: 46°45'19"N
Longitude: 1°23'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.755277777778,-1.3938888888889

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.

Aramayoite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Columbite	Corundum
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Lillianite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Topaz	Tourmaline	Zircon	hauchecornite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aramayoite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Calcite Clay Columbite Corundum
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Lillianite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine
Phosphuranylite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Spinel Staurolite Stibnite
Sulphur Topaz Tourmaline Zircon hauchecornite

54 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Aramayoite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*
Corundum ()*	Dewindtite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dravite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*
Fizélyite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Uranophane-β ()*
Phosphuranylite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Andorite IV ()*	Ramdohrite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sabugalite ()*	Saléeite ()*	Schorl ()*	Senarmontite ()*
Siderite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tučekite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranophane-α ()*	Valentinite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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)	296	170	0		8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	296	296	1	56621	2353
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	296	296	1	56635	29
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	296	296	1	56635	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	296	296	4	56637,56639,56641,56642	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	296	296	1	56621	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	296	296	1	56636	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	296	296	1	56646	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	296	296	1	56636	5171
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	296	296	1	56636	518
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	296	296	2	56618,56619	1797
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	296	296	2	56637,56639	82
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	296	296	1	56619	4135
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	296	296	1	56633	648
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	296	296	1	56636	414
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	296	296	1	56635	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	296	210	2	56621,56639	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	296	296	1	56619	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	296	296	1	56635	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	296	210	1	56641	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	296	296	1	56619	5433
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆	296	170	0		154
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	296	296	1	56631	230
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	296	296	3	56619,56621,56646	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	296	296	1	56619	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	296	296	1	56635	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	296	296	1	56635	252
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	296	296	1	56646	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	296	296	1	56646	229
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	296	296	1	56637	144
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	296	296	1	56637	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	296	210	6	56621,56626,56628,56635,56639,56646	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	296	210	8	56619,56621,56623,56631,56635,56639,56641,56644	61156
Andorite IV ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	296	296	1	56635	7
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	296	296	1	56635	34
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	296	296	2	56619,56646	5614
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O	296	296	2	56639,56641	87
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	296	296	1	56641	95
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	296	296	1	56633	2705
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	296	296	1	56631	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	296	296	2	56625,56631	6417
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	296	296	1	56619	978
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	296	296	1	56631	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	296	296	5	56623,56630,56631,56635,56644	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	296	296	1	56631	2045
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	296	296	1	56636	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	296	296	1	56637	1059
Tučekite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈	296	296	1	56628	17
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	296	296	2	56641,56642	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	296	296	1	56637	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	296	296	2	56637,56639	890
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	296	296	2	56630,56631	369
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	296	296	1	56619	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	296	296	1	56646	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000657	The La Commanderie Mine locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3300 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif. The Mortagne district is also associated with the Deux-Sèvres area, all part of the Armorican Massif
Giersdorf_00000657a	The La Commanderie Mine locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3300 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif. The Mortagne district is also associated with the Deux-Sèvres area, all part of the Armorican Massif
Giersdorf_00000658	The L'Ecarpière locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3120 tons of Uraniium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000658a	The L'Ecarpière locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3120 tons of Uraniium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000659	The Le Chardon locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 2745 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000659a	The Le Chardon locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 2745 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.

11 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	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_00000657	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.				Yes			U	32248	La Commanderie Mine, Le Temple, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France	La Commanderie Mine	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000657a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.				Yes			Pb, Zn	32248	La Commanderie Mine, Le Temple, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France	La Commanderie Mine	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000658	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.				Yes			U	19663	L'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	L'Ecarpière	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000658a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.				Yes			Pb, Zn	19663	L'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	L'Ecarpière	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000839	260	250	260-250				uraninite			Uraninite		U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendée	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)		CRSAS305_89
Giersdorf_00000845	175	170	175-170				uraninite			Uraninite		U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendée	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)		CRSAS305_89
Giersdorf_00000951	296	296	296	U-Pb			uraninite	P-1		Uraninite	Uraninite	U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendee	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000952	296	296	296	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	P-1		Uraninite	Uraninite	U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendee	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Giersdorf_00000659	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							U	146744	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Le Chardon	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000659a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							Pb, Zn	146744	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Le Chardon	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000843	280	260	280-260				uraninite			Uraninite		U	146744	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Mortagne	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)		CRSAS305_89

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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