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


mindat Locality ID: 188355
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188355.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saint Raphael, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Agay
Aigue Bonne Quarry
Boulouris Area
Le Dramont
Le Petit-Défends Area
Petits Caous Quarry

Latitude: 43°26'0"N
Longitude: 6°49'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.433333333333,6.8308333333333

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 Au Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousBaryteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)31571202353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2357113,57114,571202162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31571181534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21571203092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)257114,5712011547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2157118606
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2257114,57120700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)357118,57119,5712027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2357112,57118,5712027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81571141756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1571201025
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21571209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)357114,57118,571208173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2457111,57112,57113,571209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS257114,5712024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu15712030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31571141544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1571206890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3457116,57118,57119,5712014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31571135433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4257113,571205591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1571201271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4257114,5711814899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21571205674
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O257112,571132994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)357113,57116,571202349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2357114,57118,5712039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2857111,57112,57113,57114,57116,57118,57119,5712061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1571146417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS357114,57118,5712021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O257114,571204899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1571205251



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