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Locality Name:
La Corveraine Workings, Saphoz, Esmoulières, Faucogney-et-la-Mer, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France


mindat Locality ID: 13247
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13247.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Corveraine Workings, Saphoz, Esmoulières, Faucogney-et-la-Mer, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°51'12"N
Longitude: 6°35'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.853333333333,6.5883333333333
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: Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBixbyiteBrauniteCalciteCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeFluoriteMalachiteMixite
NoneQuartzRamsdelliteRutileSpinel

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Groutite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O30104
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)072
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2088
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O0177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O084


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