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Locality Name:
Gard, Occitanie, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 521
Youngest recorded age at locality: 33

mindat Locality ID: 24363
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24363.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gard, Occitanie, France": 82
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 49

Number of Child Localities: 34
Child Localities:
Alès
Alzon
Anduze
Arrigas
Bagard
Barjac
Cardet
Cruviers-Lascours
Dions
Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac
Génolhac
La Grand-Combe
Laval-Pradel
Le Grau-du-Roi
Le Vigan
Lédignan
Les Mages
Malons-et-Elze
Molières-Cavaillac
Molières-sur-Cèze
Rochegude
Saint-Ambroix
Saint-Bresson
Saint-Chaptes
Saint-Félix-de-Pallières
Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle
Saint-Jean-du-Gard
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers (Saint-Julien-de-Valgalgues)
Saint-Laurent-le-Minier
Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu
Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille
St-André-de-Valborgne
Trèves
Vézénobres

Latitude: 44°4'43"N
Longitude: 3°52'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.078611111111,3.88

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alumohydrocalcite	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite
Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Carminite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite
Chloritoid	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline
Diaspore	Dundasite	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Iron	Khademite
Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pentlandite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Scheelite	Spangolite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Staurolite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Voltaite	Wurtzite
Zircon

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 C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alumohydrocalcite Alunite Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite
Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Carminite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite
Chloritoid Clay Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Devilline
Diaspore Dundasite Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Halotrichite Iron Khademite
Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pentlandite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Scheelite Spangolite
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Staurolite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Vivianite Voltaite Wurtzite
Zircon

121 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brianyoungite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cesàrolite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Corkite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*
Dundasite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Goslarite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Khademite ()*
Krausite ()*	Ktenasite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Ottrélite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Philipsbornite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Römerite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tooeleite ()*
Troilite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zincite ()*	Zincrosasite ()*
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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	198	182	1	55406	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			2	55332,55336	470
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O			2	55332,55361	46
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	198	182	1	55406	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			3	55345,55375,55401	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	521	33	8	55332,55348,55361,55369,55381,55390,55392,55394	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	521	33	3	55387,55390,55394	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	55361	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	521	33	7	55332,55336,55361,55381,55390,55392,55393	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	55361	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			5	55328,55359,55361,55371,55401	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	521	33	4	55361,55369,55390,55392	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	521	33	7	55332,55336,55361,55390,55392,55393,55394	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	521	33	14	55332,55348,55359,55361,55364,55369,55370,55378,55387,55390,55392,55393,55394,55404	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂			1	55361	172
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	55332	132
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	55359,55361	413
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	521	33	3	55361,55390,55392	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	59.2	41.2	1	55397	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	55371	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	521	33	7	55358,55361,55390,55392,55393,55394,55397	1089
Brianyoungite ()*	None	Zn₃(CO₃)(OH)₄	521	33	1	55392	79
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	521	33	5	55332,55336,55361,55381,55390	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	521	33	18	55327,55332,55334,55336,55338,55348,55357,55361,55367,55369,55381,55383,55387,55390,55392,55393,55394,55404	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	55361	359
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	55332	88
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	55361	178
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	55341,55345	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	521	33	15	55332,55336,55348,55361,55369,55370,55378,55381,55387,55388,55390,55392,55393,55394,55404	4979
Cesàrolite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂	521	33	2	55390,55392	27
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	55332,55361	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O			1	55332	91
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	521	33	7	55330,55361,55369,55390,55392,55393,55397	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	55327	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	55332	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	55327,55361	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	521	33	1	55394	136
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	55332	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	59.2	41.2	3	55332,55361,55397	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	55327	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	521	33	4	55361,55381,55390,55392	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂			1	55361	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55392	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	521	33	11	55327,55334,55336,55348,55357,55381,55390,55392,55393,55394,55404	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	55361	220
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	55361	97
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	55361	814
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	521	33	2	55381,55390	107
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	521	33	8	55348,55361,55367,55387,55390,55394,55401,55404	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	55327	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	521	33	20	55332,55336,55348,55361,55369,55370,55371,55378,55381,55385,55387,55388,55390,55392,55393,55394,55397,55399,55401,55404	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	55363	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	521	33	4	55361,55369,55390,55394	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			6	55328,55343,55345,55373,55375,55401	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	55387	188
Graphite ()*	None	C	198	182	1	55406	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	521	33	4	55378,55387,55390,55394	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	521	33	11	55332,55336,55361,55369,55381,55387,55390,55392,55393,55394,55404	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	55361	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	521	33	6	55369,55370,55378,55390,55392,55404	1689
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	198	182	1	55406	407
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	341
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	521	33	6	55348,55361,55378,55390,55392,55394	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	198	182	4	55363,55375,55401,55406	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	198	182	2	55327,55406	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	55332,55361,55380	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃			1	55358	105
Khademite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)F·5H₂O	521	33	1	55394	15
Krausite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	21
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55392	75
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	521	33	5	55332,55361,55381,55390,55392	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)			1	55332	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	521	33	5	55332,55361,55369,55390,55392	987
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	198	182	5	55327,55363,55375,55401,55406	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	521	33	8	55330,55332,55336,55361,55369,55390,55392,55394	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	521	33	7	55343,55361,55387,55390,55392,55394,55404	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	521	33	4	55387,55390,55392,55394	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	521	33	4	55359,55361,55369,55394	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	198	182	3	55361,55401,55406	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	55361	2349
Ottrélite ()*	Chloritoid	Mn²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	198	182	1	55406	59
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	55327	1512
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	55361	428
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	55361	51
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)			1	55361	140
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	55332	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	521	33	3	55361,55390,55392	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	55332	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	521	33	18	55328,55343,55359,55361,55367,55370,55371,55378,55381,55387,55390,55392,55393,55394,55397,55401,55404,55406	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	521	33	5	55332,55361,55369,55392,55401	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	198	182	2	55327,55406	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	521	33	19	55330,55331,55332,55336,55357,55361,55367,55369,55371,55376,55378,55383,55387,55390,55392,55394,55401,55404,55406	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	115
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	521	33	5	55361,55369,55390,55392,55394	454
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	521	33	2	55390,55394	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	198	182	4	55345,55375,55401,55406	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	55401	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	55327	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	55359	1153
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁			1	55385	165
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	521	33	4	55381,55390,55392,55394	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	521	33	6	55361,55367,55371,55387,55390,55392	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	521	33	3	55332,55361,55394	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	521	33	10	55336,55348,55369,55378,55381,55387,55388,55390,55392,55394	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	55332	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	521	33	14	55348,55361,55369,55370,55371,55378,55381,55387,55390,55392,55393,55394,55397,55404	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	55375	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	55371	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	521	33	7	55361,55369,55370,55387,55390,55392,55394	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	55387	275
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	521	33	4	55361,55390,55392,55393	5317
Tooeleite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₆(AsO₃)₄(SO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	55399	10
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	55327	1044
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	521	33	1	55394	111
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	55361,55369	1655
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	521	33	1	55390	98
Zincrosasite ()*	Malachite	(Zn,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	521	33	2	55390,55392	28
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			4	55327,55363,55375,55401	5251

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedexmvt-00119	521	497	Middle Cambrian		host rock age				1689	Les Malines District, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France	Les Malines	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00201	33	33	33						1689	Les Malines District, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France	Les Malines	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00121	59.2	41.2	Late Paleocene to Early Eocene (paleomagnetism)	paleomag					258128	Villemagne Mine, Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu, Gard, Occitanie, France	Villemagne	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00203	56	41.2	Early-Middle Eocene						258128	Villemagne Mine, Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu, Gard, Occitanie, France	Villemagne	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00120	59.2	41.2	Late Paleocene to Early Eocene (paleomagnetism)	paleomag					105652	Trèves Mine, Fournels Valley, Trèves, Gard, Occitanie, France	Treves	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00202	56	41.2	Early-Middle Eocene						105652	Trèves Mine, Fournels Valley, Trèves, Gard, Occitanie, France	Trèves	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
Giersdorf_00000844	198	182	190±8			uraninite	Uraninite	U	49063	La Pierre Plantée Pass, Mas Aubert, Trèves, Gard, Occitanie, France	La Pierre Plantée	Carrat & Kosztolanyi (1987)	CRSAS305_89

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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