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Locality Name:
Grotte D'Aldène (Grotte De Fauzan; Grotte De Minerve), Cesseras, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 275

mindat Locality ID: 146769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146769.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grotte D'Aldène (Grotte De Fauzan; Grotte De Minerve), Cesseras, Hérault, Occitanie, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°21'12"N
Longitude: 2°41'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.353333333333,2.6980555555556

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 C Ca H K O P 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca H K O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteGypsumNoneTaranakite

3 IMA Minerals at location:
Brushite  (*)Calcite  (*)Taranakite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O3002750104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)300275027770
Taranakite  (*)TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O300275057



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000662The Lodève Basin covers the entirety of the Hérault department, and is host to oil and uranium.


1 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
Giersdorf_00000662300275300-275     Yes U14616Hérault, Occitanie, FranceHéraultLandais et al. (1986)10.3406/sgeol.1986.1732SG39_293The age of bitumens found in the Basin and the associated uranium mineralizations are described as Autunian in age, and are additionally associated with post-Permian tectonics


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