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Locality Name:
Berné, Morbihan, Brittany, France


mindat Locality ID: 19723
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19723.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Berné, Morbihan, Brittany, France": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Keralès (Roscorbel)
Kerlosquet
Le Bonot
Toulhosparc
Vouedec (Ouadec)

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 Bi Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Se Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAutuniteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFluoriteKaolinite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaNonePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteStibniteSulphurZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bassetite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sabugalite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Selenium  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Vanmeersscheite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3153222315
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O253220,532221272
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10253220,5322251
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31532221935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41532205516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1532205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2253220,5322227198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O153222566
Copper  (*)CopperCu1532203846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5153222344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS253220,532224165
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O15322082
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15322224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1532207437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3253221,5322214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4253220,532215591
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21532225674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O153222915
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O153222443
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1532201508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215322017380
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O153222182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2253220,5322239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1532221725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2353220,53221,5322261156
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O253218,5322087
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10253220,5322295
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe153220143
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O15322056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15322221482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O453218,53219,53220,532221059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2353219,53220,532222718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O15322089
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O153220890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O15322094
Vanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4H2O1532208



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