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Locality Name:
Rif Du Sap Mine, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 252691
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252691.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rif Du Sap Mine, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°49'40"N
Longitude: 6°15'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.827777777778,6.2555555555556
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 As Ba C Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba C Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteBournoniteChalcopyriteCovelliteMalachiteNonePolybasitePyriteRocksalt
SphaleriteTetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bournonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Malachite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)26.5302734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26.53011547
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS326.5301089
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26.5304979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226.53027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26.5304165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26.53024243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226.53012537
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]26.530249
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226.53039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26.53021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326.5305317


27 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
Emily00023226.520 K-Ar whole rock  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00023322.522.322.4±0.1  biotite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily000233-a23.422.222.8±0.6  biotite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00023421.420.621±0.4U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00023515.213.4 K-Ar muscovite  YesMuscoviteMuscovite 1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00023618.315.2 K-Ar adularia  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00023714.813.614.2±0.6K-Ar phengite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00023815.915.115.5±0.439Ar/40Ar mica  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002391615.615.8±0.239Ar/40Ar phengite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00024016.215.816±0.239Ar/40Ar phengite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily000241121212U-Pb monazite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily000242777U-Pb monazite  Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00024315.78.512.1±3.6207Pb/235U monaziteEDR1/1 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00024411.911.511.7±0.2208Pb/232U monaziteEDR1/1 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00024518.19.713.9±4.2207Pb/235U monaziteEDR1/2 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002469.65.27.4±2.2207Pb/235U monaziteEDR3 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00024712.210.811.5±0.7208Pb/232U monaziteEDR3 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00024812.36.79.5±2.8207Pb/235U monaziteEDR4 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002491210.611.3±0.7208Pb/232U monaziteEDR4 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002507.15.56.3±0.8207Pb/235U monaziteMo E Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002517.65.86.7±0.9208Pb/232U monaziteMo E Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily000252105.47.7±2.3207Pb/235U monaziteMo D/1 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00025310.54.17.3±3.2207Pb/235U monaziteMo D2 Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002547.66.87.2±0.4208Pb/232U monaziteMo B Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002558.235.6±2.6207Pb/235U monaziteMo G Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily0002565.94.95.4±0.5208Pb/232U monaziteMo G Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 
Emily00025717.917.317.6±0.3208Pb/232U monazitePdl Yes  1708Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceJas RouxGasquet et al. (2010)10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.227BSGF181_227 

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