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Locality Name:
Bournac, Ceilhes-et-Rocozels, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 275

mindat Locality ID: 18650
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18650.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bournac, Ceilhes-et-Rocozels, Hérault, Occitanie, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 As C Ca Cu Fe Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As C Ca Cu Fe Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBournoniteChalcopyriteGeocroniteLillianiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteZinkenite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fizélyite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Fülöppite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Semseyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)230027503092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb3002750363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS30027509052
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S113002750843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330027501089
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2300275027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)230027509895
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48300275054
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S123002750663
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S15300275055
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS300275024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S233002750133
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S143002750784
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4300275082
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS43002750198
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS230027505674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S243002750158
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S173002750100
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS330027501425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2300275039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S830027509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2300275061156
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S213002750165
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS300275021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43002750668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S330027503418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330027505317
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S423002750228


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.


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
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

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