Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Massiac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

mindat Locality ID: 1724
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1724.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Massiac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Auriac-l'Eglise
Bonnac
Brousse
Laurie
Molèdes
Ouche
Prugnes
Saint-Mary-le-Plain

Latitude: 45°15'28"N
Longitude: 3°7'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.257777777778,3.1211111111111

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.

Acanthite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Bismutite	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Columbite	Copper	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Gypsum	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Tungstite	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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe Ge H Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Bismutite Bournonite Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Columbite Copper Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Gypsum Löllingite Malachite Marcasite
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Tungstite Wurtzite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diaphorite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hocartite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Malachite ()*
Maldonite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibiconite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tungstite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Zincite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	50658	2793
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	8	50639,50640,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50658	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	4	50664,50665,50667,50673	363
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	1	50658	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	19	50631,50635,50637,50638,50639,50640,50641,50642,50643,50645,50647,50648,50649,50650,50655,50656,50658,50674,50675	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	50650	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	50651,50652,50658,50659,50665	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	7	50660,50664,50665,50666,50667,50672,50673	343
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	9	50639,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50647,50648,50649	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	9	50637,50639,50641,50642,50643,50645,50647,50648,50649	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	50649	716
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	50650	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	50650	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	16	50639,50640,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50647,50648,50649,50660,50662,50664,50665,50666,50667	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	1	50658	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	50658	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	50639,50647,50648,50649,50650,50655,50656,50658,50667	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	50650,50655	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2	50648,50655	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	50650	2970
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1	50658	126
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	50658	9895
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	9	50638,50640,50641,50642,50643,50644,50647,50648,50649	551
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2	50655,50658	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	2	50655,50658	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	50655,50656,50658	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	50652	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	10	50637,50638,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50647,50648,50649	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	50658	6890
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	1	50658	31
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1	50658	784
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	2	50674,50675	230
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	8	50640,50641,50642,50643,50645,50647,50648,50649	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	50655	451
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	50650	12537
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi	2	50641,50646	88
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	6	50648,50649,50650,50655,50656,50658	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1	50658	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	50637,50643,50647,50648,50649	5800
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	50658	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	4	50650,50655,50656,50658	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	20	50631,50635,50637,50638,50640,50642,50645,50647,50648,50650,50652,50655,50656,50658,50662,50665,50667,50673,50674,50675	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	7	50639,50648,50649,50650,50655,50656,50658	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	34	50631,50633,50634,50635,50636,50637,50638,50639,50640,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50647,50648,50649,50650,50652,50655,50656,50658,50661,50662,50663,50664,50665,50666,50669,50670,50672,50673,50674,50675	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4	50640,50643,50648,50649	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	17	50639,50640,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50647,50648,50649,50652,50660,50662,50664,50665,50666,50667	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	50658	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	50648,50649,50650,50655,50656,50658,50666,50667,50672,50673,50675	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2	50655,50658	668
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	2	50659,50671	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	20	50631,50633,50634,50635,50636,50650,50652,50661,50662,50663,50664,50665,50666,50667,50669,50670,50672,50673,50674,50675	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	4	50659,50665,50667,50674	2045
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1	50646	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	3	50647,50648,50649	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	9	50639,50641,50642,50643,50644,50645,50647,50648,50649	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	50650,50656	5317
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	1	50643	118
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	2	50673,50674	369
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	1	50650	98

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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