Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 290
Youngest recorded age at locality: 210

mindat Locality ID: 238724
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-238724.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France": 298
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 203

Number of Child Localities: 101
Child Localities:
Abbaretz
Assérac
Batz-sur-Mer
Blain
Bouaye
Bouée
Bouguenais
Boussay
Bouvron
Casson
Chaumes-en-Retz
Clisson
Conquereuil
Cordemais
Corsept
Couëron
Couffé
Crossac
Derval
Divatte-sur-Loire
Donges
Erbray
Fay-de-Bretagne
Frossay
Gétigné
Grand-Auverné
Guérande
Héric
Indre
Juigné-des-Moutiers
La Baule-Escoublac
La Bernerie-en-Retz
La Chapelle-Launay
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre
La Chevrolière
La Haie-Fouassière
La Limouzinière
La Montagne
La Plaine-sur-Mer
Le Bignon
Le Cellier
Le Croisic
Le Gâvre
Le Loroux-Bottereau
Le Pallet
Le Pellerin
Le Pouliguen
Les Touches
Ligné
Loireauxence
Machecoul-Saint-Même
Maisonneuve
Marsac-sur-Don
Mauves-sur-Loire
Mesquer
Missillac
Montbert
Montrelais
Mouzeil
Nantes
Nort-sur-Erdre
Nozay
Orvault
Oudon
Paimboeuf
Pannecé
Paulx
Petit-Mars
Pierric
Piriac-sur-Mer
Pont-Saint-Martin
Pornic
Pornichet
Port-Saint-Père
Préfailles
Quilly
Rougé
Saint-André-des-Eaux
Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Saint-Herblain
Saint-Joachim
Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes
Saint-Mars-du-Désert
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Père-en-Retz
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
Saint-Viaud
Sautron
Savenay
Sion-les-Mines
Sucé-sur-Erdre
Thouaré-sur-Loire
Treillières
Vallet
Vay
Vertou
Vieillevigne

Latitude: 47°19'53"N
Longitude: 1°52'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.331388888889,-1.8816666666667

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Sr Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBerylBournoniteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteLöllingiteLeydetiteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePrehnitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteStilpnomelaneSulphur
TalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWavelliteZippeiteZircon

129 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunogen  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Deliensite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Evansite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Leydetite  (*)Lillianite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Lulzacite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)Mercury  (*)Minyulite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)Omphacite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Preiswerkite  (*)Pretulite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tobelite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Variscite  (*)Varlamoffite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vikingite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1562892793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2956280,56344,56385,56393,56443,56465,56466,56471,564943419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1456273,56305,56333,56334,56351,56384,56386,56416,56423,56446,56458,56522,56527,565518803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32902102256274,56293,56294,56327,56339,56366,56385,56390,56416,56423,56433,56438,56440,56442,56458,56460,56464,56529,56533,56535,56536,565412353
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O256270,56526272
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21656351,56363,56388,56457,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56524,56528,565302162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51756388,56401,56417,56438,56440,56447,56450,56476,56481,56502,56503,56505,56519,56523,56524,56528,565301310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31563341534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)256289,565142734
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2356333,56385,56557718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1563983250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3056265,56267,56286,56289,56321,56351,56353,56380,56416,56420,56423,56433,56435,56436,56438,56439,56441,56442,56446,56456,56457,56458,56476,56500,56504,56519,56520,56528,56543,565579052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O290270356336,56457,565441272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2256344,563855509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)456349,56423,56520,5652311547
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)415650059
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2656351,56352,56416,56440,56457,56458606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182902101456265,56267,56370,56423,56424,56427,56436,56442,56456,56457,56458,56459,56477,565434286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1562891966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41564235516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11156500843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31565001089
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2156265700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1556269,56290,56309,56326,56344,56392,56398,56402,56406,56413,56414,56436,56472,56500,5655627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21356265,56266,56267,56388,56445,56456,56476,56481,56519,56520,56523,56524,565305171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)256315,565144979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22902101256289,56290,56344,56396,56416,56423,56429,56431,56438,56457,56475,5650027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8156500577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2256507,56540376
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4456279,56410,56462,56471951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS256395,563962600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81456343,56353,56382,56385,56386,56402,56416,56417,56424,56435,56438,56443,56458,564851756
Copper  (*)CopperCu1562653846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181564241008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31356363,56379,56388,56476,56481,56502,56503,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,565301797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5156289344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1562894165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6156469310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1563112970
Deliensite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·7H2O29027015633614
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4156500651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1562891027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6656294,56305,56330,56511,56522,565294135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2256326,565009895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)156457648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)256457,56458520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1856290,56294,56334,56343,56344,56388,56436,56443,56476,56481,56502,56503,56505,56522,56523,56530,56541,565578173
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S3615628920
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O15650056
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1565002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22902101356301,56310,56336,56344,56384,56386,56421,56423,56425,56428,56444,56458,565109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2302101656265,56287,56289,56315,56316,56343,56345,56389,56423,56425,56436,56479,56496,56500,56514,5654524243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2156294286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)256310,563657437
Gold  (*)CopperAu290210956289,56321,56445,56475,56477,56500,56504,56530,5655330554
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6156500173
Graphite  (*)NoneC2902101356313,56326,56347,56369,56378,56402,56404,56463,56469,56478,56500,56529,565592812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3556416,56435,56438,56446,565221544
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6156289113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O290210556270,56277,56336,56423,564366890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl256270,562771398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O256423,56526409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3356344,56375,5650014640
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S915628966
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31856363,56388,56438,56476,56480,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,565365433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4956267,56307,56361,56372,56385,56407,56411,56414,564635591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2156271230
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41656294,56363,56388,56476,56481,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,565351507
Leydetite  (*)LeydetiteFe(UO2)(SO4)2·11H2O2902701563363
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6156289128
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2756423,56424,56435,56441,56450,56457,56458762
Lulzacite  (*)NoneSr2Fe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)101565001
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)356280,56281,564711487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42356344,56363,56384,56385,56388,56471,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56507,56508,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56540,5654614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2256344,5638512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2290210856289,56336,56348,56416,56437,56479,56500,565495674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2156535168
Mercury  (*)NoneHg156395397
Minyulite  (*)NoneKAl2(PO4)2F·4H2O15646931
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2656265,56267,56289,56386,56423,564565800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)256495,56500945
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)15626538
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22902103756266,56267,56270,56271,56276,56293,56294,56295,56330,56343,56345,56351,56367,56370,56384,56385,56387,56404,56416,56424,56427,56435,56438,56441,56442,56445,56456,56457,56458,56460,56464,56477,56485,56489,56500,56543,5654717380
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O29027015633641
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6156535229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O256344,563762994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2902102156270,56272,56273,56276,56289,56292,56307,56333,56339,56370,56384,56386,56390,56402,56423,56424,56427,56436,56438,56458,564912349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2256373,565292273
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O156399182
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6156265170
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2456343,56344,56436,565401898
Preiswerkite  (*)MicaNaAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)215653514
Pretulite  (*)ZirconSc(PO4)256495,5650014
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22902104456274,56285,56287,56307,56317,56318,56326,56336,56337,56343,56345,56365,56384,56385,56388,56389,56395,56396,56400,56402,56411,56413,56414,56416,56423,56425,56438,56454,56457,56469,56472,56473,56476,56479,56481,56494,56500,56509,56510,56515,56516,56523,56528,5653539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21564023106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81156289,56344,56436,56500,56501,56511,56521,56522,56529,56555,565579056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229021010356265,56266,56267,56269,56270,56271,56272,56273,56276,56277,56282,56284,56289,56294,56296,56297,56300,56302,56303,56306,56308,56309,56310,56314,56316,56323,56324,56325,56329,56332,56333,56337,56339,56343,56344,56345,56351,56352,56356,56358,56359,56365,56366,56369,56370,56376,56377,56378,56379,56382,56384,56385,56389,56395,56400,56402,56416,56417,56418,56423,56424,56427,56429,56436,56445,56446,56447,56450,56453,56454,56455,56458,56463,56464,56469,56471,56472,56473,56474,56477,56480,56490,56493,56496,56498,56499,56500,56511,56513,56516,56517,56525,56528,56532,56533,56538,56544,56545,56548,56549,56554,56556,5655861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22856265,56267,56293,56294,56300,56351,56357,56363,56366,56388,56456,56472,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530,56533,56535,565365614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O15654487
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)456289,56388,56472,565234894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)556265,56267,56351,56456,564572705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O456267,56289,56446,564581153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O156311292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)456436,56443,56495,565006417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51256363,56388,56502,56503,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56527,56528,565301516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1256289,56321,56395,56396,56400,56416,56423,56425,56436,56438,56454,5650021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4356388,56523,565241934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1556363,56385,56388,56476,56481,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,56530978
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)356271,56313,56326446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3956271,56313,56321,56326,56366,56392,56396,56402,564623418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O156500456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1564692045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2656418,56422,56449,56471,56483,565343337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13256289,565005317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2156305,56363,56388,56472,56489,56494,56502,56503,56504,56505,56511,56519,56520,56522,56523,56524,56528,56530,56536,56540,565414899
Tobelite  (*)Mica(NH4)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21565005
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O256458,565441059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2556283,56294,56314,56323,563552562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2290270256336,564792718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O29027015633694
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3156326369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O156469301
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)215626556
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10456416,56438,56446,565221395
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S3015628927
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O156469374
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)256495,56500939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1656265,56363,56388,56476,56481,56500,56502,56503,56504,56505,56519,56520,56523,56524,56528,565305251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)456366,56448,56535,565361025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000658The 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_00000658aThe 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_00000661The 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_00000661aThe Penaran Mine is located in the Guérande mining district and is part of the Armorican Massif. It has produced 470 tons of Uranium metal.


4 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
Giersdorf_00000658290270290-270U-PbThe age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.     U19663L'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, FranceL'EcarpièreChauris et al. (1994) PMGFRA_243Age 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_00000658a230210230-210K-ArThe 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, Zn19663L'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, FranceL'EcarpièreChauris et al. (1994) PMGFRA_243from 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_00000661290270290-270U-PbThe age of mineralization being post-cooling of the 300-340 Ma granite bodies restricts the formation of the Uranium minerals to being genetically derived.     U292955Pen Ar Ran, Piriac-sur-Mer, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, FrancePenaran MineChauris et al. (1994) PMGFRA_243Age 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_00000661a230210230-210K-ArThe 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, Zn292955Pen Ar Ran, Piriac-sur-Mer, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, FrancePenaran MineChauris et al. (1994) PMGFRA_243from 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"


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110147Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, Francehttps://rruff.info/R110147


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