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Locality Name:
Nyoiseau, Maine-et-Loire, Pays De La Loire, France


mindat Locality ID: 285203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-285203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nyoiseau, Maine-et-Loire, Pays De La Loire, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bois II Mine

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: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBaryteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumCovelliteGypsumMarcasiteNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelane

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21565813092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15658111547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15658127770
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8156581577
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1565814165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21565819895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1565812740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15658124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1565816890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315658114640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415658114899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21565815674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215658139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215658161156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1565816417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15658121482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O156581456



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