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Locality Name:
Sainte-Sigolène, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 293527
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-293527.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sainte-Sigolène, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Saint-Pal-de-Mons

Latitude: 45°14'5"N
Longitude: 4°18'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.234722222222,4.3011111111111
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 As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCaledoniteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteCyanotrichiteGypsum
LinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSulphur

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1512612734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15126111547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61512611633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6151261359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1512614979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215126127198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1512613846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1512614165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1512612970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2151261179
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15126124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1512616890
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O151261593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2151261265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2151261987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215126112537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1512611107
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215126139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1512611725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215126161156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15126121482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1512612045


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