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Locality Name:
Padern, Aude, Occitanie, France


mindat Locality ID: 122743
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122743.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Padern, Aude, Occitanie, France": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
La Forge Slag Locality
Tistoulet Mine

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

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 Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
BrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcopyriteCheniteClayCopperCovelliteCyanotrichite
DevillineDiasporeDigeniteFairfielditeGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMiniumMixite
NatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianiteWurtzite

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Roselite-β  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bazhenovite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Camérolaite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chenite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dussertite  (*)
Elyite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Mixite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Parnauite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Theisite  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)155142254
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O155142470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1551422734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O155142445
Roselite-β  (*)FairfielditeCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O15514221
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1551423250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O155142194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1551429052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)15514237
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6155142919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21551425509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15514211547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2155142172
Bazhenovite  (*)NoneCa8S5(S2O3)(OH)12·20H2O001551419
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6155142413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7155142450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41551425516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31551421089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6255141,551421633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)255141,5514227770
Camérolaite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)15514215
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2155142178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1551424979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1551425707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215514227198
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)615514240
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1551423531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1551422600
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3155142127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)155142363
Copper  (*)CopperCu1551423846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1551424165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O255141,551422970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2155142179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2155142144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O255141,55142366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1551421027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21551429895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)155142220
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)615514233
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O15514285
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12155142663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15514224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1551427437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS155142717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O255141,551426890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1551421689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2155142201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61551421066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6255141,551422228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41551425591
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)15514297
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O155142593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2155142987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215514212537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)155142770
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1551421107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4155142247
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O155142168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)155142492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O155142105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O155142428
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31551421425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215514239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21551423106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2255141,5514261156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2155142454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1551421153
Silver  (*)CopperAg1551425186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1551422473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15514221482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)155142446
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O15514290
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS155142332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1551412045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1551421101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131551425317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)1415514258
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O15514229
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O155142245
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O155141636
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41551421655



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