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Locality Name:
Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 39
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 21903
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21903.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 80
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 47

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Allemont (Allemond)
Allevard
Grenoble
La Mure
La Tour-du-Pin
Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Le Gua
Les Deux Alpes
Massif Des Grandes Rousses
Morestel
Peycheguard
Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Sinard
Trept
Vaujany
Vienne
Vizille

Latitude: 45°17'14"N
Longitude: 5°40'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.287222222222,5.6758333333333

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	Allargentum	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brannerite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Crichtonite	Cubanite	Devilline
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Millerite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Phenakite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Vivianite
Wurtzite	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 Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Bournonite Brannerite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite Crichtonite Cubanite Devilline
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Linarite Malachite
Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite Millerite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Phenakite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Ullmannite Vivianite
Wurtzite Zircon hauchecornite

119 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Antimony ()*
Aragonite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Asbolane ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bieberite ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cannizzarite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crichtonite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Dessauite-(Y) ()*	Devilline ()*	Diadochite ()*	Dickite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Moschellandsbergite ()*	Nesquehonite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phenakite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rectorite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Safflorite ()*	Sauconite ()*
Schachnerite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Semseyite ()*	Senarmontite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibarsen ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tučekite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

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	39	36	1	51338	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	39	36	1	51375	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	39	5	1	51366	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	39	36	3	51360,51375,51376	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	39	36	6	51360,51362,51372,51376,51381,51396	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	51404	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	39	5	3	51338,51366,51399	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	39	36	5	51338,51339,51413,51414,51416	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	39	36	2	51338,51411	445
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	39	36	1	51338	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	39	36	6	51376,51391,51399,51402,51413,51416	3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	39	36	1	51338	58
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	39	36	1	51338	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	39	36	1	51338	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	39	36	3	51338,51351,51399	9052
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	39	36	1	51338	143
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	39	36	3	51360,51368,51372	260
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	39	36	1	51375	88
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	39	5	5	51338,51353,51366,51399,51413	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	39	5	10	51338,51351,51352,51353,51355,51364,51366,51380,51399,51416	11547
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	39	36	1	51338	50
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			1	51353	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	39	36	1	51338	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	51353	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			3	51351,51353,51413	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			7	51351,51353,51355,51408,51413,51414,51416	1089
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	39	5	2	51366,51411	248
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	51399,51413	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	39	5	3	51366,51372,51376	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	39	36	17	51338,51342,51343,51346,51353,51360,51365,51367,51369,51375,51376,51378,51384,51393,51399,51404,51413	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃			1	51353	41
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			2	51378,51384	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	39	5	4	51366,51376,51399,51413	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	39	36	1	51338	352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	39	5	10	51338,51339,51353,51355,51366,51375,51376,51389,51399,51413	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	39	36	1	51338	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	51404	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	51399	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	51404	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	39	36	4	51338,51352,51353,51355	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	39	36	4	51367,51375,51376,51380	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	39	36	1	51338	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	51399	4165
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	39	36	2	51372,51376	27
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	51353	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	51399	2970
Dessauite-(Y) ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Y,U,Mn)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈			1	51380	9
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	51399	366
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O			2	51353,51386	81
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	51378	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	39	36	8	51338,51339,51351,51353,51376,51378,51399,51416	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	39	36	1	51338	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	39	36	9	51338,51359,51360,51367,51368,51375,51376,51382,51395	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	39	36	1	51338	814
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	39	36	1	51375	129
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			2	51353,51393	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	51401	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	39	5	13	51338,51353,51355,51366,51375,51376,51389,51399,51401,51402,51408,51412,51413	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			4	51351,51391,51399,51413	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	39	5	3	51338,51366,51411	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	51399	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	39	36	7	51338,51353,51376,51378,51392,51399,51413	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	39	36	6	51362,51372,51376,51391,51397,51413	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	39	36	3	51376,51399,51413	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	51399	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	39	5	2	51366,51376	5433
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	39	36	1	51338	230
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			2	51399,51413	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	39	36	1	51338	762
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	51353	1487
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	39	5	7	51338,51353,51366,51376,51396,51399,51413	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	51399	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	51353	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	51339	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	51413	1107
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	39	36	2	51376,51380	945
Moschellandsbergite ()*	None	Ag₂Hg₃	39	36	1	51338	24
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O			1	51351	80
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	39	36	1	51338	633
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	39	36	2	51375,51376	2349
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	39	36	1	51376	326
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	51399	170
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	39	36	6	51339,51365,51367,51368,51371,51375	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	39	36	1	51338	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	39	36	1	51338	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39	5	17	51338,51339,51346,51353,51355,51357,51362,51365,51366,51375,51376,51399,51406,51408,51413,51414,51416	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	51399	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	39	5	4	51338,51366,51376,51399	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	39	36	2	51375,51376	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	39	5	31	51338,51339,51344,51346,51350,51351,51353,51355,51359,51360,51362,51364,51365,51366,51367,51368,51369,51372,51375,51376,51378,51380,51381,51382,51391,51397,51399,51408,51413,51414,51416	61156
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	51339	49
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	51413	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	39	36	5	51359,51372,51376,51380,51413	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	39	36	1	51338	317
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	51399	56
Schachnerite ()*	None	Ag_1.1Hg_0.9	39	36	1	51338	14
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	39	36	1	51376	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	39	36	1	51338	2705
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁			1	51353	165
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	39	36	1	51338	179
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	51399	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			9	51339,51351,51353,51355,51389,51391,51413,51414,51416	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	39	36	1	51338	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	39	36	1	51338	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			4	51353,51399,51408,51413	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	39	5	11	51339,51351,51353,51366,51376,51389,51399,51401,51408,51413,51414	21482
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs	39	36	1	51338	48
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	39	36	2	51338,51355	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	39	36	2	51338,51378	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	39	36	1	51338	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			5	51339,51353,51355,51389,51413	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	39	36	2	51372,51376	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	51404	2562
Tučekite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈	39	36	1	51338	17
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	39	36	2	51338,51389	293
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	39	36	1	51338	369
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	39	36	3	51338,51376,51399	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	39	36	1	51376	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	39	36	1	51376	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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
Mo-00459	39	36	39-36	?-?			Cinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Schachnerite, Wulfenite	Mo, Hg	219658	Allemont (Allemond), Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Pontet, La Gardette	Feybesse et al. (2004)	10.1016/j.crte.2004.06.009	CRG336_1255	The age for this deposit was derived from the age of mineralization the nearby Bourg-d’Oisans area ~ 5km south of Allemont (Allemond). Specifically the age of hydrothermal mineralization at La Gardette. There is no scientific liturature on the Les Chalanches Mine in Allemont, or on mineralization in the Allemont. So, the age of the deposit at La Gardette ~ 5km south of Allemont will be used. 39-36 Ma. The mercury at Allemont is associated with silver.
CRG336_1255-001	39	36	39-36	?-?	age of hydrothermal mineralization				11294	La Gardette Mine, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	La Gardette	Feybesse et al. (2004)	10.1016/j.crte.2004.06.009	CRG336_1255	The age for this deposit was derived from the age of mineralization the nearby Bourg-d’Oisans area ~ 5km south of Allemont (Allemond). Specifically the age of hydrothermal mineralization at La Gardette. There is no scientific liturature on the Les Chalanches Mine in Allemont, or on mineralization in the Allemont. So, the age of the deposit at La Gardette ~ 5km south of Allemont will be used. 39-36 Ma. The mercury at Allemont is associated with silver.
Jen_0001552	11	5	5–11	U-Th, Ar-Ar		monazite, k-feldspar			11294	La Gardette Mine, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	La Gardette Mine	Lumpkin et al. (2012)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.008	CG291_55

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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