Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Les Mares III, Saint-Martin-du-Bosc, Le Bosc, Hérault, Occitanie, France

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

mindat Locality ID: 19688
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19688.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Les Mares III, Saint-Martin-du-Bosc, Le Bosc, 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: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAutuniteBaryteBournoniteClayGypsumKaoliniteNonePyriteRocksalt
SphaleriteSulphur

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bournonite  (*)Deliensite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Liebigite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Rutherfordine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O30027501272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)300275011547
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330027501089
Deliensite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·7H2O300275014
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43002750651
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS300275024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O30027506890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)630027502228
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O300275078
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2300275039462
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)300275058
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS300275021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS30027502045
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3002750890



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


SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...