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Locality Name:
Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


mindat Locality ID: 1694
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1694.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°19'12"N
Longitude: 2°18'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.32,2.3025
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 As Au B Ba Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Ba Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylChildreniteClayColumbite
CopperCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteRhodoniteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStannoiditeStibniteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteTurquoiseViitaniemiiteWardite
Wavellite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corrensite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Morinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nacrite  (*)Natanite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Varlamoffite  (*)Viitaniemiite  (*)
Wardite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F0244
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O077
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O049
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O0128
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60121
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)0469
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O20148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F022
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)0234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS8092
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)0200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Morinite  (*)NoneNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O022
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40112
Natanite  (*)PerovskiteFe2+Sn4+(OH)6014
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2088
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12080
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0263
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2056
Viitaniemiite  (*)ViitaniemiiteNaCaAl(PO4)F3012
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O058
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0185


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