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Locality Name:
Mercoirol, Laval-Pradel, Gard, Occitanie, France


mindat Locality ID: 286616
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-286616.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mercoirol, Laval-Pradel, Gard, Occitanie, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mas Dieu

Latitude: 44°12'33"N
Longitude: 4°4'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.209166666667,4.0727777777778
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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAlumohydrocalciteAluniteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichite
DiasporeDundasiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedrite
Vivianite

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Dundasite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O15536146
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1553612734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21553613092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1553613250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O155361194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1553619052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6155361919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21553615509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15536111547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2155361172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6155361413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7155361450
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31553611089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61553611633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15536127770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6155361359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2155361178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1553614979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O155361925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215536127198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1553613846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1553614165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1553612970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2155361179
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)155361220
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O15536197
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O155361814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21553619617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15536124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1553617437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1553616890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315536114640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61553611066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61553612228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O155361593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2155361987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215536112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21553615674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1553611107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215536117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1553612349
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O155361428
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)615536151
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)155361140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O155361309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215536139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1553611725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215536161156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2155361454
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1553616417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1553615186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15536121482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1553612045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131553615317
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41553611655


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