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Locality Name:
Nontron, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


mindat Locality ID: 144354
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144354.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nontron, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Le Cantonnier Vein
Puy Mine
Ravin Vein
Tabataud Quarry

Latitude: 45°31'33"N
Longitude: 0°40'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.525833333333,0.67972222222222

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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si V Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCopperDescloiziteGypsumKaolinite
MarcasiteMicaMonaziteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTourmaline

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Crocoite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Embreyite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hisingerite  (*)
Kintoreite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)254695,546982734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)354695,54696,5469811547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15469827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)254695,546984979
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)15469581
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21546989895
Embreyite  (*)NonePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2·H2O1546955
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS454695,54696,54697,5469824243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1546986890
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O154695144
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)615469541
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21546985674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1546951107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)154695362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2254695,5469839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl254695,546981725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2454695,54696,54697,5469861156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1546982705
Silver  (*)CopperAg1546955186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354695,54696,5469821482
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)15469563
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4254695,546981655



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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