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Locality Name:
Rouez Mine, Sarthe, Pays De La Loire, France


mindat Locality ID: 28875
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28875.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rouez Mine, Sarthe, Pays De La Loire, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°7'44"N
Longitude: 0°-5'-27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.128888888889,-0.090833333333333

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 Au Bi C Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayCopperCubaniteFeldsparMalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelWurtziteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)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)08803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS30733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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