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Locality Name:
Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 393

mindat Locality ID: 1728
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1728.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Chessy Slags

Latitude: 45°53'44"N
Longitude: 4°36'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.895555555556,4.6127777777778
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 Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyrite
AutuniteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteConnelliteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiaspore
DigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPlancheite
PolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTurquoiseTyroliteVesuvianiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Nd)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Allophane  (*)
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boothite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Duftite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fougèrite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)
Goudeyite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Lead  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)
Mercury  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Plancheite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zálesíite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)241939303419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)4193930254
Agardite-(Nd)  (*)MixiteNdCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O419393018
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O419393090
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O4193930470
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O419393050
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO541939301310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)341939301534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)41939302734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)41939301588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4193931519813250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O34193930231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS41939309052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)64193930919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O41939301272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24193931519815509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)41939315198111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi41939301966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S341939301935
Boothite  (*)MelanteriteCu(SO4)·7H2O419393018
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS441939305516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S114193930843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS341939301089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb4193930175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64193931519811633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O4193930280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)41939315198127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO241939305171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)41939304979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O419393151981925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S41939305707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O4193930194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2419393027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O4193931519813531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)841939301756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS4193930966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)4193930363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O419393151981295
Copper  (*)CopperCu4193931519813846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O341939301797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S54193930344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4193931519814165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S34193930802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4193931519812970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O4193930366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S41939301027
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)4193930220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)41939308173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O4193930484
Fougèrite  (*)HydrotalciteFe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O41939315198120
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O44193930445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS419393024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)41939307437
Gold  (*)CopperAu419393030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O4193930188
Goudeyite  (*)MixiteCu6Al(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O419393019
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4193931519816890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl41939301398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3419393014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O41939301689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64193931519811066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O341939305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)441939305591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O419393151981593
Lead  (*)CopperPb419393151981192
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4193930581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)4193930234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)24193930987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)4193930451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4419393014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)241939315198112537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)4193930770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS241939305674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4193930915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S244193930158
Mercury  (*)NoneHg4193930397
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl41939301107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS241939305800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O41939301508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2419393017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)4193930492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O41939302994
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O419393040
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]4193930249
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O419393074
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]4193930716
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)44193930369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2419393039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S841939309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2419393061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)24193930454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO241939305614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)41939304894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O419393151981292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)41939306417
Silver  (*)CopperAg41939305186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)41939302473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS419393021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS44193930668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS44193930586
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS41939302045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1341939301803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO41939301101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1341939305317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O41939304899
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O4193930484
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O4193930245
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1041939301395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O419393151981636
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO441939301655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O419393084
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)41939305251


1 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
vms-00485419393Early Devonian        1728Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceChessyMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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