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Locality Name:
Rive-de-Gier, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 213753
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-213753.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rive-de-Gier, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Genilac
Saint-Joseph
Tartaras

Latitude: 45°32'58"N
Longitude: 4°37'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.549444444444,4.6261111111111
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 As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Fe H N Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteCopperCorundumGypsum
NoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite
StibniteSulphurTitaniteTourmaline

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berthierite  (*)Calcite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Orpiment  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Salammoniac  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51514821310
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs151478379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3151478231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1514809052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15147811547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4151480343
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15148027770
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15148024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu251480,5148230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1514786890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315148214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31514825433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41514821507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415148214899
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3151478511
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215148039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2251480,5148261156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS151478712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21514825614
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl151478105
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1514822705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51514821516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15148021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)151482978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31514803418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1514782045
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1514824899


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