Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Prats-de-Mollo-la Preste (Prats De Molló-la Presta), Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France

mindat Locality ID: 264310
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-264310.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prats-de-Mollo-la Preste (Prats De Molló-la Presta), Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Costabonne Mines (Costabona Mines)
La Preste
La Soulanette
Prats-de-Mollo
Saint-Sauveur
Vall D'Agrefull

Latitude: 42°24'58"N
Longitude: 2°24'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.416111111111,2.4077777777778

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	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Artinite	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite
Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Kobellite	Ludwigite
Malachite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Perovskite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tyrolite	Vesuvianite
Wollastonite	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: Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Artinite Baddeleyite Baryte Bismutite Brochantite
Brucite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Humite Hydrotalcite Kobellite Ludwigite
Malachite Mica Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Perovskite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrosmalite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Tyrolite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

106 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Amesite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Artinite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Bromellite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Clintonite ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eulytine ()*	Fluoborite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Friedelite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Geikielite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Helvine ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrotalcite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Karlite ()*	Kotoite ()*
Ludwigite ()*	Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mixite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pargasite ()*	Periclase ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*
Powellite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sellaite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Suanite ()*
Szaibélyite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Tyrolite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	56075	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	56075	8803
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	1	56075	74
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	56075	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	56075	708
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	2	56078,56083	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	56075,56078	9052
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	1	56075	75
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	56075	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	56075,56080,56082,56084	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	1	56075	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	56084,56087	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	56075	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	56075,56082	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	56075	716
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	56075	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	56080	1633
Bromellite ()*	None	BeO	1	56075	9
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	56075	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	56075,56076,56080,56081,56091	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	2	56080,56084	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	56075,56084	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	56075,56080,56082,56093	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1	56075	285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	56075,56080,56082	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	56075	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	56075	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	56075	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	56075	1025
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	56075	86
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	2	56080,56084	363
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	56075	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	56075	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	56075	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	56075	8173
Eulytine ()*	None	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃	1	56075	72
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	1	56075	52
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	56075,56076,56077	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	56075	1188
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	1	56075	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	56075	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1	56075	192
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	1	56075	70
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	56075	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	56075	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	56075	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	2	56075,56089	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	56075	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	56075,56080	6890
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	1	56075	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	56075,56080,56089	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	56075	1689
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	2	56075,56082	111
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	56075	341
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄	1	56075	87
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	56075	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	56075	5433
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	1	56075	73
Karlite ()*	None	(Mg,Al)_6.5(BO₃)₃(OH)₄( ,Cl)_0.5	1	56075	3
Kotoite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)₂	1	56075	20
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	1	56075	134
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S ()*	None	Mg₂BeAl₆O₁₂	1	56075	9
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	56075	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	56075,56080,56082	12537
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	56075,56082	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	56075	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	1	56075	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	56075	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	56080	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	56075	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	56075	313
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	56075	114
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1	56075	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	56075	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	56075	260
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	56075	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	56075,56090	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	56075,56076,56080,56081,56082,56083,56089,56093	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	56089	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	1	56075	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	56075,56089	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	56075,56076,56079,56080,56082,56089,56091	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	1	56089	177
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	56075	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	56075	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	56075	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	56080	1153
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	1	56075	46
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	56075,56089	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	56075,56089	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	56075	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	56075,56089	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	56075	1934
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1	56075	456
Suanite ()*	None	Mg₂B₂O₅	1	56075	16
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	1	56075	87
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	56075	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	56075	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	56075	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	56075	2562
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	2	56080,56084	245
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	56093	890
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	56075	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	56075	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	56075	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	56075	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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