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Locality Name:
Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 393

mindat Locality ID: 235496
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235496.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Chessy Copper Mines

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyrite
AutuniteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteConnelliteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiaspore
DigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPlancheite
PolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTurquoiseTyroliteVesuvianiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Nd)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Allophane  (*)
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boothite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Duftite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fougèrite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)
Goudeyite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Lead  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)
Mercury  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Plancheite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zálesíite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)24193931519803419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)419393151980254
Agardite-(Nd)  (*)MixiteNdCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O41939315198018
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O41939315198090
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O419393151980470
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O41939315198050
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO54193931519801310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)34193931519801534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)4193931519802734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)4193931519801588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)419393251980,519813250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3419393151980231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4193931519809052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6419393151980919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O4193931519801272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2419393251980,519815509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)419393251980,5198111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4193931519801966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34193931519801935
Boothite  (*)MelanteriteCu(SO4)·7H2O41939315198018
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44193931519805516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11419393151980843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS34193931519801089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb419393151980175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6419393251980,519811633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O419393151980280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)419393251980,5198127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24193931519805171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4193931519804979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O419393251980,51981925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4193931519805707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O419393151980194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS241939315198027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O419393251980,519813531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)84193931519801756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS419393151980966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)419393151980363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O419393251980,51981295
Copper  (*)CopperCu419393251980,519813846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34193931519801797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5419393151980344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS419393251980,519814165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3419393151980802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O419393251980,519812970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O419393151980366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S4193931519801027
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)419393151980220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4193931519808173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O419393151980484
Fougèrite  (*)HydrotalciteFe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O41939315198120
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4419393151980445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS41939315198024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4193931519807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu41939315198030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O419393151980188
Goudeyite  (*)MixiteCu6Al(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O41939315198019
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O419393251980,519816890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl4193931519801398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O341939315198014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O4193931519801689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6419393251980,519811066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34193931519805433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44193931519805591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O419393251980,51981593
Lead  (*)CopperPb419393151981192
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)419393151980581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)419393151980234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2419393151980987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)419393151980451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O441939315198014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2419393251980,5198112537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)419393151980770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24193931519805674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O419393151980915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24419393151980158
Mercury  (*)NoneHg419393151980397
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4193931519801107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24193931519805800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O4193931519801508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)241939315198017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)419393151980492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O4193931519802994
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O41939315198040
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]419393151980249
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O41939315198074
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]419393151980716
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4419393151980369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS241939315198039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84193931519809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO241939315198061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2419393151980454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO24193931519805614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)4193931519804894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O419393251980,51981292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4193931519806417
Silver  (*)CopperAg4193931519805186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)4193931519802473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS41939315198021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4419393151980668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4419393151980586
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS4193931519802045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134193931519801803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO4193931519801101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134193931519805317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O4193931519804899
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O419393151980484
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O419393151980245
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)104193931519801395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O419393151981636
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44193931519801655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O41939315198084
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4193931519805251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-00485419393Early Devonian        1728Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceChessyMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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