Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Corsica, France

mindat Locality ID: 1692
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1692.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Corsica, France": 87
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 55

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Corse-du-Sud
Haute-Corse

Latitude: 42°5'3"N
Longitude: 9°5'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.084166666667,9.0936111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Auricupride	Baryte	Berthierite
Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Connellite	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Halotrichite	Ilvaite	Iron	Lawsonite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Matlockite	Melanterite
Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline
Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Auricupride Baryte Berthierite
Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Connellite Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Halotrichite Ilvaite Iron Lawsonite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Matlockite Melanterite
Melonite Meneghinite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pentlandite
Perovskite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline
Valleriite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

120 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bismoclite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chalcostibite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprobismutite ()*	Deerite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Greigite ()*	Grossular ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Idaite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lawsonite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoserpierite ()*	Pararealgar ()*
Pekoite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Priderite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Richterite ()*
Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibarsen ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulvanite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Taenite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	53622,53631	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	53561	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	53561,53572	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	3	53607,53636,53641	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	53582	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	53572	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	53606	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	53606	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	53562	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	53572	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	53572	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	53577	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	53606	544
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	8	53572,53573,53593,53594,53611,53617,53625,53633	166
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	53606	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	53606	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	1	53606	172
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	2	53577,53581	343
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	53606	50
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	1	53566	71
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	53566	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	53566	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	7	53605,53606,53607,53612,53636,53639,53641	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	53606	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	53572,53582,53611	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	53606	359
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	1	53606	154
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	53606	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	53606,53614	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	53566,53572,53577,53594,53602,53606,53608,53609,53611,53612,53613,53614,53616,53619,53624,53625,53628,53629,53630,53633,53639,53642,53643	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	1	53577	162
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	23	53572,53586,53587,53589,53590,53597,53598,53602,53604,53605,53608,53609,53611,53613,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53628,53634	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	53606	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	53572	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	53581	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	53572	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	53572	1025
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	3	53607,53636,53641	169
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	2	53566,53606	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	53594,53616,53639	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	53605	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	53614	2970
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄	1	53566	43
Deerite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺₃(Si₆O₁₇)O₃(OH)₅	1	53601	27
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	53572,53620	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	53575	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	53572	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	53572	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	53561	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	53577	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	53606	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	53571,53572,53639	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	53606	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	53594	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	53600	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	53606	717
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	1	53611	62
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	53572	1544
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	53639	409
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	11	53572,53586,53587,53594,53602,53605,53611,53612,53619,53621,53627	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	53586,53602,53604,53605,53625,53627,53629,53630,53633	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	22	53572,53586,53587,53589,53590,53598,53602,53604,53605,53608,53609,53611,53613,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53628,53634	407
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	3	53607,53636,53641	804
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	53611	103
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	2	53605,53612	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	24	53582,53586,53587,53588,53589,53590,53594,53598,53602,53605,53608,53609,53611,53613,53615,53616,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53630,53633,53634	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	1	53615	197
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	53597	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	53566	2228
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	53600	121
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	53606	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	53606	987
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	53572	359
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	53639	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	30	53566,53572,53586,53587,53588,53589,53590,53594,53598,53602,53604,53605,53608,53609,53611,53612,53613,53615,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53628,53629,53630,53633,53634	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	53606	12537
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	3	53607,53636,53641	207
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	1	53597	230
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	53559,53642	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	16	53572,53586,53587,53589,53594,53602,53605,53611,53612,53617,53619,53621,53625,53627,53628,53634	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4	53559,53568,53642,53643	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	53582	1508
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	53611	511
Orthoserpierite ()*	None	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	53639	40
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	1	53611	57
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	1	53566	39
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	18	53572,53586,53594,53602,53605,53608,53611,53612,53613,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53628,53633,53634	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	2	53570,53572	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	53582	2273
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	1	53611	99
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	53606	716
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	53566	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	53572	1898
Priderite ()*	Coronadite	K(Ti₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆	1	53582	41
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	53606	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	30	53559,53566,53572,53577,53587,53588,53590,53594,53598,53602,53604,53605,53606,53608,53609,53611,53612,53613,53616,53617,53619,53624,53625,53627,53628,53629,53630,53633,53634,53639	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	8	53572,53588,53613,53615,53619,53625,53630,53639	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8	53559,53566,53572,53575,53577,53582,53600,53606	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	53611	712
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	53582	148
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	53561	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4	53590,53619,53627,53628	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	53568	4894
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	1	53606	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	53566,53577,53581,53606	21482
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs	1	53611	48
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	4	53575,53577,53581,53611	3418
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	1	53637	48
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	3	53607,53636,53641	337
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	53597	703
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	53566	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	53577	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	53572,53582	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	53572	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	53597	1044
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	6	53589,53605,53607,53608,53611,53625	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	53572	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	53572	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	53559,53566	1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	53572	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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