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Locality Name:
Salsigne, Aude, Occitanie, France


mindat Locality ID: 155629
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155629.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salsigne, Aude, Occitanie, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Salsigne Mine

Latitude: 43°20'11"N
Longitude: 2°21'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.336388888889,2.3541666666667

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BismutiteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClay
ColumbiteCopperCorundumCyanotrichiteDevillineFairfielditeFeldsparKobelliteLindackeriteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMixiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RoseliteRutileScheeliteSerpentineSouzaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTitanite
TyroliteVivianite

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brandtite  (*)Brassite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Claraite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forêtite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geminite  (*)Gold  (*)Gormanite  (*)Guanajuatite  (*)
Guérinite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kobellite  (*)Lindackerite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Messelite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pushcharovskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rauenthalite  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Yvonite  (*)
Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1551608803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O155160470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21551602162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1551602734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21551603092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1551603250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O155160194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3155160231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1551609052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6155160919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21551605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15516011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6155160413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1551601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31551601935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)155160716
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11155160843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31551601089
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O15516018
Brassite  (*)NoneMg(AsO3OH)·4H2O1551609
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61551601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15516027770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O15516088
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1551604979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O155160925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1551605707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O155160194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215516027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O15516093
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41551603902
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O15516040
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81551601756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3155160127
Copper  (*)CopperCu1551603846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4155160109
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5155160344
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)415516054
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1551602970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2155160179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2155160144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O155160366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21551609895
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)155160551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1551602740
Forêtite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2Al2(AsO4)(OH,O,H2O)61551602
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15516024243
Geminite  (*)NoneCu2+(AsO3OH)·H2O1551609
Gold  (*)CopperAu15516030554
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O15516023
Guanajuatite  (*)StibniteBi2Se315516037
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O15516031
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31551605433
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S3515516087
Lindackerite  (*)LindackeriteCu5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O1551609
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O15516066
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415516014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215516012537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi15516088
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21551605674
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O15516043
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215516017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)155160492
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O155160124
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O155160105
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O15516099
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]155160716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O155160309
Pushcharovskite  (*)NoneK0.6Cu18[AsO2(OH)2]4[AsO3OH]10(AsO4)(OH)9.6·18.6H2O1551603
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215516039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81551609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215516061156
Rauenthalite  (*)NoneCa3(AsO4)2·10H2O15516023
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O15516057
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21551605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1551604894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1551601153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1551606417
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)215516092
Silver  (*)CopperAg1551605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15516021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4155160668
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1551604899
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O155160245
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O155160636
Yvonite  (*)NoneCu(AsO3OH)·2H2O1551604
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O15516084



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100010Salsigne Mine, Salsigne, Aude, Occitanie, Francehttps://rruff.info/R100010


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