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Locality Name:
Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251
Youngest recorded age at locality: 225

mindat Locality ID: 146753
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146753.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cap Garonne Mine
Les Oursinières Beach

Latitude: 43°5'22"N
Longitude: 6°1'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.089444444444,6.0269444444444
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 Au B Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteArthuriteAtacamiteAtelestite
AutuniteBaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteBulachiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcophyllite
ChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayConnelliteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloizite
DevillineDiasporeDigeniteDundasiteEnargiteEpidoteFritzscheiteGarnetGuarinoiteGypsum
HexahydriteKaoliniteKtenasiteLinariteLindackeriteMalachiteMatlockiteMicaMixiteNatrochalcite
NoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculite
SpangoliteSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteTourmalineVivianiteWurtziteZircon

128 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenocrandallite  (*)Arsenogorceixite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Arsentsumebite  (*)Arthurite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Atelestite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bariopharmacoalumite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bismoclite  (*)Boleite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botallackite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Bromargyrite  (*)Bulachite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Camérolaite  (*)
Capgaronnite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cattiite  (*)Ceruleite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Corderoite  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cumengeite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)
Deloryite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Forêtite  (*)Francevillite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)Geminite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Guarinoite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Iltisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Linarite  (*)Mahnertite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moorhouseite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Parnauite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Pharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pradetite  (*)Pushcharovskite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thérèsemagnanite  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yvonite  (*)
Zdenĕkite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)251225257086,57089254
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O225225257086,5708990
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O251225157086470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32512251570862353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2251225257086,570892162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)251225257086,570872734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4225225157086246
Arsenocrandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6251225257086,5708912
Arsenogorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)625122515708615
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2512251570869052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)22522515708637
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O22522515708635
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3225225157086544
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)25122515708647
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2225225357086,57087,570895509
Bariopharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Al4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O251225357086,57088,570899
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O251225157086150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)251225357086,57089,5709011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2225225357086,57087,57088172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6251225157086413
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl25122515708971
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4822522515708665
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42252251570865516
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)322522515708649
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62252251570861633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr251225157089227
Bulachite  (*)BulachiteAl6(AsO4)3(OH)9(H2O)4·2H2O2512251570865
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)251225357086,57089,5709027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6225225157086359
Camérolaite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)22522515708615
Capgaronnite  (*)NoneAgHgClS251245357086,57088,5708911
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O22522515708688
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2251225157086178
Cattiite  (*)NoneMg3(PO4)2·22H2O2512251570868
Ceruleite  (*)NoneCuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)422522515708619
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)251225257086,570874979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O225225157086925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2252251570865707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O225225257086,57088194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2225225257086,5708727198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)222522515708690
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2512251570861382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2512451570862600
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3225225157086127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)225225157086363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O225225257086,57087295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O251225157086382
Copper  (*)CopperCu2252251570863846
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl225124515708816
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4225225357086,57088,57089109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4225225257086,57089175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS225225257086,570874165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O22522515708643
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O225225257086,570872970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2225225257086,57088179
Deloryite  (*)NoneCu4(UO2)Mo2O8(OH)62512451570862
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O225225157086366
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)4225225257086,5708757
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4251225157086651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2252251570861027
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)251225157086648
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)225225157086220
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O251225257086,5708897
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4225225157086910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O251225257086,57087814
Forêtite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2Al2(AsO4)(OH,O,H2O)6225225257086,570882
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O25122515708643
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS251225257086,5708724243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O22522515708641
Geminite  (*)NoneCu2+(AsO3OH)·H2O2252251570869
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2512251570867437
Gold  (*)CopperAu25122515708630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2512251570862812
Guarinoite  (*)GuarinoiteZn6(SO4)(OH)10·5H2O2512251570863
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2512251570866890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325122515708614640
Iltisite  (*)NoneHgAgSCl251245257086,570893
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42512251570865591
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O22522515708675
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O225225157086593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O225225257086,57089149
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2225225157086987
Mahnertite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)Cu3(AsO4)2Cl·5H2O2252251570865
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2225225457086,57087,57088,5708912537
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O25122515708642
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O225225157086182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl251225357086,57087,570881107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O225225257086,57089168
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2512251570861508
Moorhouseite  (*)HexahydriteCo(SO4)·6H2O25122515708614
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)225225257086,57087362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)225122515708617380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)225225357086,57087,57089492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS251225157086767
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6225225157086158
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O225225257086,57088105
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2251245257086,5708923
Pharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteKAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O25122515708617
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O251225357086,57087,57089428
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6251225257086,5708851
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)251225157086260
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2251225157086158
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O225225157086309
Pradetite  (*)LindackeriteCoCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O2252251570863
Pushcharovskite  (*)NoneK0.6Cu18[AsO2(OH)2]4[AsO3OH]10(AsO4)(OH)9.6·18.6H2O2252251570863
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2251225257086,5708739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225122515708661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22512251570865614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2512251570862705
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O225225157086142
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2512251570861153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O225225157086292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2512251570866417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O25122515708684
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2512251570862473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O225225357086,57088,57089105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25122515708621482
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O22522515708690
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS251225257086,570872045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13225225257086,570871803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132252251570865317
Thérèsemagnanite  (*)KtenasiteNaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O2512251570863
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O25122515708629
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42512451570861655
Yvonite  (*)NoneCu(AsO3OH)·2H2O2252251570864
Zdenĕkite  (*)NoneNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O2252251570864
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O225225257086,57089185
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2512251570865251


3 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-00014251245 Host Rocks     Capgaronnite, Cinnabar, Iltisite, PerrouditeHg1747Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France Cathelineau et al. (1990)10.1016/0040-1951(90)90274-CTP177_59 
Mo-00013251245 Host Rocks     Deloryite, WulfeniteMo1747Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France Cathelineau et al. (1990)10.1016/0040-1951(90)90274-CTP177_59 
sedcu-00426225225L. Triassic       Cu1747Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceCap GaronneCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070484Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, Francehttps://rruff.info/R070484

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