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Locality Name:
Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 221213
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-221213.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Abrest
Bègues
Bellerive-sur-Allier
Cusset
Gannat
Mazerier
Montcombroux-les-Mines
St-Didier-la-Forêt
Varennes-sur-Allier

Latitude: 46°12'52"N
Longitude: 3°20'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.214444444444,3.3416666666667

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sn Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteKieseriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTitaniteTourmalineZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Corundum  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nahcolite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1504018803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51504071310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1504079052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61504072060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15039611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15040427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2250401,504075171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215040427198
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3250407,504091797
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1504078173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21504039617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1503987437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15040730554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31504075433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61503982228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41504015591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41504071507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415040714899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2250401,5040717380
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)15039378
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2350398,50404,5040739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2550398,50401,50404,50407,5040961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21504075614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1504072705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51504071516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41504071934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)150407978
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O150398139
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1504074899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1504075251



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