Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pays De La Loire, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 21902
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21902.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pays De La Loire, France": 383
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 255

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Loire-Atlantique
Maine-et-Loire
Mayenne
Sarthe
Vendée

Latitude: 47°31'49"N
Longitude: 0°-54'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.530277777778,-0.9

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Aramayoite
Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Bournonite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Leydetite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palygorskite	Phosphuranylite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur
Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wavellite	Wurtzite	Zippeite
Zircon	hauchecornite

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Aramayoite
Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Bournonite Brookite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Devilline Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite
Löllingite Leydetite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Palygorskite Phosphuranylite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Stilpnomelane Sulphur
Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite Wavellite Wurtzite Zippeite
Zircon hauchecornite

159 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunogen ()*
Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anthophyllite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aramayoite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierine ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brookite ()*
Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*
Corundum ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Deliensite ()*	Dewindtite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Duftite ()*	Elbaite ()*
Epidote ()*	Eskimoite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Evansite ()*	Fizélyite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gustavite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Heyrovskýite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Leydetite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Lulzacite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Margarite ()*
Matildite ()*	Mercury ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minyulite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(La) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrozippeite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Phosphuranylite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Preiswerkite ()*	Pretulite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Andorite IV ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sabugalite ()*
Saléeite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tobelite ()*
Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tučekite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Variscite ()*
Varlamoffite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vikingite ()*	Vivianite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	56289	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			9	56280,56344,56385,56393,56443,56465,56466,56471,56494	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	296	170	16	56273,56305,56333,56334,56351,56384,56386,56416,56423,56446,56458,56522,56527,56551,56611,56616	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	296	210	24	56264,56274,56293,56294,56327,56339,56366,56385,56390,56416,56423,56433,56438,56440,56442,56458,56460,56464,56529,56533,56535,56536,56541,56621	2353
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			2	56270,56526	272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			16	56351,56363,56388,56457,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56524,56528,56530	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			17	56388,56401,56417,56438,56440,56447,56450,56476,56481,56502,56503,56505,56519,56523,56524,56528,56530	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	56334	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			3	56289,56514,56611	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	56581	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			3	56333,56385,56557	718
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			3	56398,56571,56573	3250
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	296	296	1	56635	29
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	296	296	34	56265,56267,56286,56289,56321,56351,56353,56380,56416,56420,56423,56433,56435,56436,56438,56439,56441,56442,56446,56456,56457,56458,56476,56500,56504,56519,56520,56528,56543,56557,56584,56598,56611,56635	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	296	270	7	56336,56457,56544,56637,56639,56641,56642	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	56344,56385,56611	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	296	296	8	56349,56423,56520,56523,56579,56581,56608,56621	11547
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	56500	59
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			6	56351,56352,56416,56440,56457,56458	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	296	210	15	56265,56267,56370,56423,56424,56427,56436,56442,56456,56457,56458,56459,56477,56543,56636	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	56289,56611	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	56423	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	56500	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	56500	1089
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	56265	700
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O			1	56591	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	296	296	27	56269,56290,56309,56326,56344,56392,56398,56402,56406,56413,56414,56436,56472,56500,56556,56571,56573,56575,56576,56581,56583,56585,56593,56600,56606,56612,56646	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	296	296	16	56265,56266,56267,56388,56445,56456,56476,56481,56519,56520,56523,56524,56530,56610,56611,56636	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	56315,56514,56611	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	56611	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	290	210	14	56289,56290,56344,56396,56416,56423,56429,56431,56438,56457,56475,56500,56584,56611	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			3	56500,56581,56611	577
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂			3	56507,56540,56568	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	56611	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			4	56279,56410,56462,56471	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			4	56395,56396,56578,56596	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			14	56343,56353,56382,56385,56386,56402,56416,56417,56424,56435,56438,56443,56458,56485	1756
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	296	296	1	56636	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	56265,56611	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	56424	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	296	296	15	56363,56379,56388,56476,56481,56502,56503,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56618,56619	1797
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	56289	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	56289,56581	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	56469	310
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	56611	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	56311,56611	2970
Deliensite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·7H₂O	290	270	1	56336	14
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	296	296	2	56637,56639	82
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	56500	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	56289	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	296	296	7	56294,56305,56330,56511,56522,56529,56619	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			8	56326,56500,56571,56579,56581,56583,56585,56603	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	296	296	2	56457,56633	648
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	56611	220
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	56457,56458	520
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			18	56290,56294,56334,56343,56344,56388,56436,56443,56476,56481,56502,56503,56505,56522,56523,56530,56541,56557	8173
Eskimoite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆			1	56289	20
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	296	296	1	56636	414
Evansite ()*	Amorphous	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆·8H₂O			1	56500	56
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	296	296	1	56635	54
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			2	56500,56581	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	296	210	16	56301,56310,56336,56344,56384,56386,56421,56423,56425,56428,56444,56458,56510,56583,56621,56639	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	296	296	1	56619	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	296	210	20	56265,56287,56289,56315,56316,56343,56345,56389,56423,56425,56436,56479,56496,56500,56514,56545,56581,56584,56611,56635	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	56294	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	56310,56365,56591	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	290	210	14	56289,56321,56445,56475,56477,56500,56504,56530,56553,56570,56584,56586,56598,56611	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	56500	173
Graphite ()*	None	C	290	210	13	56313,56326,56347,56369,56378,56402,56404,56463,56469,56478,56500,56529,56559	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			5	56416,56435,56438,56446,56522	1544
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆			1	56289	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	290	210	8	56270,56277,56336,56423,56436,56564,56581,56612	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			2	56270,56277	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			2	56423,56526	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	296	210	5	56344,56375,56500,56581,56641	14640
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉			1	56289	66
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	296	296	19	56363,56388,56438,56476,56480,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56536,56619	5433
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆	296	170	1	56616	154
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			11	56267,56307,56361,56372,56385,56407,56411,56414,56463,56603,56614	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	296	296	2	56271,56631	230
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	296	296	20	56294,56363,56388,56476,56481,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56535,56568,56619,56621,56646	1507
Leydetite ()*	Leydetite	Fe(UO₂)(SO₄)₂·11H₂O	290	270	1	56336	3
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆			1	56289	128
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			7	56423,56424,56435,56441,56450,56457,56458	762
Lulzacite ()*	None	Sr₂Fe²⁺₃Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₁₀			1	56500	1
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			3	56280,56281,56471	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	296	296	26	56344,56363,56384,56385,56388,56471,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56507,56508,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56540,56546,56581,56611,56619	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	56344,56385,56611	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	296	210	11	56289,56336,56348,56416,56437,56479,56500,56549,56564,56581,56635	5674
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂			1	56535	168
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	296	296	1	56635	252
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			1	56395	397
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	56611	1107
Minyulite ()*	None	KAl₂(PO₄)₂F·4H₂O			1	56469	31
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			6	56265,56267,56289,56386,56423,56456	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			2	56495,56500	945
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)			1	56265	38
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	296	210	40	56264,56266,56267,56270,56271,56276,56293,56294,56295,56330,56343,56345,56351,56367,56370,56384,56385,56387,56404,56416,56424,56427,56435,56438,56441,56442,56445,56456,56457,56458,56460,56464,56477,56485,56489,56500,56543,56547,56611,56646	17380
Natrozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Na₅(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄O₅(OH)₃·12H₂O	290	270	1	56336	41
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	296	296	2	56535,56646	229
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	56344,56376	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	290	210	21	56270,56272,56273,56276,56289,56292,56307,56333,56339,56370,56384,56386,56390,56402,56423,56424,56427,56436,56438,56458,56491	2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	56571	306
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	296	296	1	56637	144
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	56373,56529	2273
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	296	296	2	56399,56637	182
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	56265	170
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	56343,56344,56436,56540	1898
Preiswerkite ()*	Mica	NaAlMg₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	56535	14
Pretulite ()*	Zircon	Sc(PO₄)			2	56495,56500	14
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	56611	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	296	210	62	56274,56285,56287,56307,56317,56318,56326,56336,56337,56343,56345,56365,56384,56385,56388,56389,56395,56396,56400,56402,56411,56413,56414,56416,56423,56425,56438,56454,56457,56469,56472,56473,56476,56479,56481,56494,56500,56509,56510,56515,56516,56523,56528,56535,56573,56575,56581,56583,56584,56585,56591,56593,56598,56603,56611,56612,56621,56626,56628,56635,56639,56646	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	56402	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	56611	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			12	56289,56344,56436,56500,56501,56511,56521,56522,56529,56555,56557,56611	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	296	210	122	56265,56266,56267,56269,56270,56271,56272,56273,56276,56277,56282,56284,56289,56294,56296,56297,56300,56302,56303,56306,56308,56309,56310,56314,56316,56323,56324,56325,56329,56332,56333,56337,56339,56343,56344,56345,56351,56352,56356,56358,56359,56365,56366,56369,56370,56376,56377,56378,56379,56382,56384,56385,56389,56395,56400,56402,56416,56417,56418,56423,56424,56427,56429,56436,56445,56446,56447,56450,56453,56454,56455,56458,56463,56464,56469,56471,56472,56473,56474,56477,56480,56490,56493,56496,56498,56499,56500,56511,56513,56516,56517,56525,56528,56532,56533,56538,56544,56545,56548,56549,56554,56556,56558,56579,56581,56583,56584,56585,56586,56591,56598,56611,56612,56614,56619,56621,56623,56631,56635,56639,56641,56644	61156
Andorite IV ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	296	296	1	56635	7
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	296	296	1	56635	34
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	296	296	32	56264,56265,56267,56293,56294,56300,56351,56357,56363,56366,56388,56456,56472,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56533,56535,56536,56611,56619,56646	5614
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O	296	296	3	56544,56639,56641	87
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	296	296	1	56641	95
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			4	56289,56388,56472,56523	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	296	296	6	56265,56267,56351,56456,56457,56633	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			4	56267,56289,56446,56458	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	296	296	1	56631	179
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	56311	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	296	296	9	56436,56443,56495,56500,56581,56591,56611,56625,56631	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			12	56363,56388,56502,56503,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56527,56528,56530	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	56611	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			16	56289,56321,56395,56396,56400,56416,56423,56425,56436,56438,56454,56500,56581,56584,56598,56611	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			3	56388,56523,56524	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	296	296	17	56363,56385,56388,56476,56481,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56568,56619	978
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	296	296	5	56271,56313,56326,56598,56631	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	296	296	15	56271,56313,56321,56326,56366,56392,56396,56402,56462,56598,56623,56630,56631,56635,56644	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			2	56500,56581	456
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	296	296	2	56469,56631	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			6	56418,56422,56449,56471,56483,56534	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	56289,56500	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			21	56305,56363,56388,56472,56489,56494,56502,56503,56504,56505,56511,56519,56520,56522,56523,56524,56528,56530,56536,56540,56541	4899
Tobelite ()*	Mica	(NH₄)Al₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	56500	5
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	296	296	1	56636	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	296	296	3	56458,56544,56637	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			5	56283,56294,56314,56323,56355	2562
Tučekite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈	296	296	1	56628	17
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	296	296	2	56641,56642	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	296	270	3	56336,56479,56637	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	296	296	2	56637,56639	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	290	270	1	56336	94
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	296	296	3	56326,56630,56631	369
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	56469	301
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂			1	56265	56
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	56611	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			4	56416,56438,56446,56522	1395
Vikingite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀			1	56289	27
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	56570	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	56469	374
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			2	56495,56500	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	296	296	18	56265,56363,56388,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56611,56619	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	296	296	5	56366,56448,56535,56536,56646	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000657	The La Commanderie Mine locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3300 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif. The Mortagne district is also associated with the Deux-Sèvres area, all part of the Armorican Massif
Giersdorf_00000657a	The La Commanderie Mine locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3300 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif. The Mortagne district is also associated with the Deux-Sèvres area, all part of the Armorican Massif
Giersdorf_00000658	The L'Ecarpière locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3120 tons of Uraniium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000658a	The L'Ecarpière locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 3120 tons of Uraniium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000659	The Le Chardon locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 2745 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000659a	The Le Chardon locality is found within the Mortagne mining district. The mine is responsible for the production of 2745 tons of Uranium metal. It is part of the Armorican Massif.
Giersdorf_00000661	The Penaran Mine is located in the Guérande mining district and is part of the Armorican Massif. It has produced 470 tons of Uranium metal.
Giersdorf_00000661a	The Penaran Mine is located in the Guérande mining district and is part of the Armorican Massif. It has produced 470 tons of Uranium metal.

13 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000657	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.				Yes			U	32248	La Commanderie Mine, Le Temple, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France	La Commanderie Mine	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000657a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.				Yes			Pb, Zn	32248	La Commanderie Mine, Le Temple, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France	La Commanderie Mine	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000658	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							U	19663	L'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	L'Ecarpière	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000658a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							Pb, Zn	19663	L'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	L'Ecarpière	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000661	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							U	292955	Pen Ar Ran, Piriac-sur-Mer, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	Penaran Mine	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000661a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							Pb, Zn	292955	Pen Ar Ran, Piriac-sur-Mer, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	Penaran Mine	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000839	260	250	260-250				uraninite			Uraninite		U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendée	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)		CRSAS305_89
Giersdorf_00000845	175	170	175-170				uraninite			Uraninite		U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendée	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)		CRSAS305_89
Giersdorf_00000951	296	296	296	U-Pb			uraninite	P-1		Uraninite	Uraninite	U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendee	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000952	296	296	296	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	P-1		Uraninite	Uraninite	U	23933	Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Vendee	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Giersdorf_00000659	290	270	290-270	U-Pb	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							U	146744	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Le Chardon	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	Age of the uranium mineralization in the Armorican Massif is associated with Hercynian peraluminous granites. From pg. 262: "The precise chronology of these mineralizations is not well established. The uranium veins appear to be the oldest (290-270 Ma by U/Pb dating) but underwent late remobilization processes."
Giersdorf_00000659a	230	210	230-210	K-Ar	The age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.							Pb, Zn	146744	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Le Chardon	Chauris et al. (1994)		PMGFRA_243	from pg 262: "The lead-zinc veins (230-210 Ma, K-Ar dating) seem to be the youngest and the antimony veins are of intermediate age"
Giersdorf_00000843	280	260	280-260				uraninite			Uraninite		U	146744	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays De La Loire, France	Mortagne	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)		CRSAS305_89

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110147	Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France	https://rruff.info/R110147

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