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Locality Name:
Collobrières, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France


mindat Locality ID: 187214
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187214.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Collobrières, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baudisson
Peirol Mines
Serevengude Ravine
Vaubarnier Mine

Latitude: 43°14'49"N
Longitude: 6°18'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.246944444444,6.3008333333333

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 Ba C Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumGarnetMalachiteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSpinelStaurolite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Galena  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3257022,570232353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5257022,570231310
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21570215509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15702111547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7157021450
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31570211089
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2257020,5702127198
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1570212970
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)157023371
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS257020,5702124243
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2257022,57023223
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315702314640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41570221507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4257022,5702314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215702112537
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81570239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2257020,5702161156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1570216417
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)257022,57023978



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