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Locality Name:
Roua Mines (Clue De Roua), Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 6914
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6914.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Roua Mines (Clue De Roua), Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°2'6"N
Longitude: 6°51'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.035,6.8577777777778
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 Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn N Na Ni O S Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn N Na Ni O S Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteArseniosideriteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcophylliteClaringbulliteClayConnelliteCopperCovelliteDiasporeDomeykiteFeldsparGilmarite
MalachiteMiniumMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideriteQuartzRocksaltSerpentineTyrolite

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barrotite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Claringbullite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)
Gerhardtite  (*)Gilmarite  (*)Goethite  (*)Janggunite  (*)Kolfanite  (*)
Koutekite  (*)Langite  (*)Lapeyreite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pecoraite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Radovanite  (*)Rollandite  (*)Rouaite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Tangdanite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Theoparacelsite  (*)Tillmannsite  (*)
Trippkeite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S25120002793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)2512000254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)25120008803
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)251200041
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)225120003092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)25120003250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)32512000544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)225120005509
Barrotite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu9Al(HSiO4)2[(SO4)(HAsO4)0.5](OH)12·8H2O25120001
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)251200011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)625120001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)251200027770
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O2512000194
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl25120001382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O25120003531
Claringbullite  (*)ClaringbulliteCu2+4FCl(OH)6251200013
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)2512000363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O2512000295
Copper  (*)CopperCu25120003846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42512000109
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS25120004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O25120002970
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162512000300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)225120009895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As251200073
Gerhardtite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)3251200024
Gilmarite  (*)GilmariteCu2+3(AsO4)(OH)325120008
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)25120007437
Janggunite  (*)None(Mn4+,Mn2+,Fe3+)6O8(OH)625120005
Kolfanite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·2H2O25120007
Koutekite  (*)NoneCu5As2251200018
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2512000593
Lapeyreite  (*)NoneCu3O[AsO3(OH)]2·H2O25120001
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2251200012537
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2512000168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2512000492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O2512000105
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)4251200040
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2512000428
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2512000309
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2251200061156
Radovanite  (*)NoneCu2Fe3+[As5+O4][As3+O2(OH)]2·H2O25120001
Rollandite  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)2·4H2O25120001
Rouaite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)3251200011
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)25120006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg25120005186
Tangdanite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9H2O25120008
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO25120001101
Theoparacelsite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2As2O725120001
Tillmannsite  (*)NoneHgAg3(VO4)25120001
Trippkeite  (*)MiniumCu2+As3+2O425120007
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O2512000245
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2251200046
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O251200020
Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)NoneCa2Fe2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O25120006


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Hg-00046251200 host rocks, relation to Triassic unconformity     TillmannsiteHg6914Roua Mines (Clue De Roua), Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France Sarp et al. (1994); Sarp and Černý (1999)   

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