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Locality Name:
Collioure (Cotlliure), Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France


mindat Locality ID: 252162
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252162.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Collioure (Cotlliure), Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Coll & Tunnel D'en Raixat
Fort Saint Elme
Pegmatite Field

Latitude: 42°30'51"N
Longitude: 3°4'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.514166666667,3.0772222222222

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 B Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAmorphousApatiteArrojaditeArseniosideriteArthuriteAutuniteBerauniteBerylCalcite
ChildreniteClayColumbiteCorundumDufréniteFairfielditeFeldsparGarnetGraftoniteHureaulite
JahnsiteLaueiteLazuliteLipscombiteMicaMonaziteNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyrite
QuartzRockbridgeiteRutileSouzaliteSphaleriteSpinelStewartiteStrunziteTarbuttiteTitanite
TourmalineTripliteVesuvianiteVivianiteWagneriteZircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Augelite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Birnessite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Eleonorite  (*)
Eosphorite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Ferrostrunzite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Gordonite  (*)
Gormanite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Kastningite  (*)Laueite  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Lipscombite  (*)Mangangordonite  (*)Messelite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Paravauxite  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Rosemaryite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staněkite  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Tarbuttite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wyllieite  (*)Xanthoxenite  (*)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)1557868803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)315578694
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31557862353
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)215578650
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)315578679
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1557861272
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O15578655
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181557864286
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O155786178
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O155786280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15578527770
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O15578693
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4155786321
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O155786139
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O15578651
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O155786128
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)155786108
Ferrostrunzite  (*)StrunziteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O15578619
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)515578652
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O15578618
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O15578623
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2155786107
Graphite  (*)NoneC1557862812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31557881544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315578714640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4155786407
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)155786204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O155786125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH155786367
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2155786148
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O15578627
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O15578618
Kastningite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O1557868
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O15578670
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2155786232
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)215578647
Mangangordonite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O1557866
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O15578643
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1557864924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O155786129
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)155786945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)155786200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2255786,5578817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1557862994
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O15578619
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O155786182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2255785,5578639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2255786,5578761156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O15578636
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5155786206
Rosemaryite  (*)None   NaMn2+(Fe3+Al)(PO4)31557867
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21557865614
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)215578658
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)255786,557882705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15578421482
Staněkite  (*)WagneriteFe3+Mn2+O(PO4)15578613
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O15578648
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O155786263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O15578698
Tarbuttite  (*)TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)15578611
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1557861059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)155786313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F155786233
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O155786301
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101557881395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O155786636
Wyllieite  (*)NoneNaNaMn(Fe2+Al)(PO4)315578617
Xanthoxenite  (*)NoneCa4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·3H2O15578629
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1557865251



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