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Locality Name:
Rabejac, Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 103

mindat Locality ID: 1715
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1715.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rabejac, Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°40'56"N
Longitude: 3°20'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.682222222222,3.3491666666667
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteArsenoliteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCopper
CovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteDomeykiteFluoriteGypsumLöllingiteMalachiteMeta-autunite
MixiteMolybdeniteNatroautuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SchoepiteSeeliteSengieriteSphaleriteStanniteTyroliteVivianiteZippeiteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenuranospathite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Billietite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Calcurmolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Deloryite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Domeykite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fontanite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heinrichite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Ianthinite  (*)
Idaite  (*)Iriginite  (*)Kahlerite  (*)Koutekite  (*)Kutinaite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Liebigite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Masuyite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)Metalodèvite  (*)Metauranopilite  (*)Metauranospinite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Mixite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Natrouranospinite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Rabejacite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Saléeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Seelite  (*)Sengierite  (*)Silver  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Studtite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Trögerite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Umohoite  (*)Urancalcarite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Vandenbrandeite  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)17910303250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31791030231
Arsenuranospathite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F·20H2O179103014
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O17910301272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)217910305509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)179103011547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O179103092
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O179103038
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS417910305516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)179103027770
Calcurmolite  (*)None(Ca1-xNax)2(UO2)3(MoO4)2(OH)6-x·nH2O179103010
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S17910305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2179103027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O17910303531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31791030127
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O1791030566
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1791030363
Copper  (*)CopperCu17910303846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)41791030175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS17910304165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O17910302970
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O179103058
Deloryite  (*)NoneCu4(UO2)Mo2O8(OH)617910302
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S17910301027
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O1791030164
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As179103073
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1791030814
Fontanite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)3(CO3)2O2·6H2O17910302
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS179103024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)17910307437
Graphite  (*)NoneC17910302812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O17910306890
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O179103018
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O179103055
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O179103031
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS41791030142
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O179103015
Kahlerite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O179103012
Koutekite  (*)NoneCu5As2179103018
Kutinaite  (*)NoneAg6Cu14As717910307
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1791030149
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O179103078
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21791030762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2179103012537
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O179103023
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1791030388
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O179103019
Metalodèvite  (*)NoneZn(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O17910307
Metauranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)(OH)10·5H2O17910305
Metauranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O179103014
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O1791030182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O1791030168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS217910305800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31791030140
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)1791030362
Natrouranospinite  (*)NatroautuniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·5H2O179103013
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1791030492
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1791030144
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1791030428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2179103039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO217910303106
Rabejacite  (*)NoneCa2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)8179103011
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)179103058
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10179103095
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)17910304894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6179103094
Seelite  (*)SeeliteMg(UO2)2(AsO3,AsO4)2·7H2O17910305
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O179103011
Silver  (*)CopperAg17910305186
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O179103056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS179103021482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1791030332
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O179103025
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O17910301059
Trögerite  (*)Natroautunite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4)·3H2O179103022
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1791030245
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1791030628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O179103016
Urancalcarite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6·3H2O17910306
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO217910302718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1791030890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O179103094
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O179103051
Vandenbrandeite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)(OH)417910309
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O179103052
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO417910301655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O1791030185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)41791030175


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.


2 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
Mo-00012179103 U-Pb, Pb-Pb     Calcurmolite, Iriginite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Umohoite, WulfeniteMo1715Rabejac, Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, France Lancelot et al. (1984)10.1007/BF00206596MD19_44 

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