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Locality Name:
Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 103

mindat Locality ID: 300702
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-300702.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Rabejac

Latitude: 43°40'56"N
Longitude: 3°20'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.682222222222,3.3488888888889
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteArsenoliteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCopper
CovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteDomeykiteFluoriteGypsumLöllingiteMalachiteMeta-autunite
MixiteMolybdeniteNatroautuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SchoepiteSeeliteSengieriteSphaleriteStanniteTyroliteVivianiteZippeiteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenuranospathite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Billietite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Calcurmolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Deloryite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Domeykite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fontanite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heinrichite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Ianthinite  (*)
Idaite  (*)Iriginite  (*)Kahlerite  (*)Koutekite  (*)Kutinaite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Liebigite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Masuyite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)Metalodèvite  (*)Metauranopilite  (*)Metauranospinite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Mixite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Natrouranospinite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Rabejacite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Saléeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Seelite  (*)Sengierite  (*)Silver  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Studtite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Trögerite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Umohoite  (*)Urancalcarite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Vandenbrandeite  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1791031555383250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3179103155538231
Arsenuranospathite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F·20H2O17910315553814
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1791031555381272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21791031555385509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17910315553811547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O17910315553892
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O17910315553838
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41791031555385516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17910315553827770
Calcurmolite  (*)None(Ca1-xNax)2(UO2)3(MoO4)2(OH)6-x·nH2O17910315553810
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1791031555385707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217910315553827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1791031555383531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3179103155538127
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O179103155538566
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)179103155538363
Copper  (*)CopperCu1791031555383846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4179103155538175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1791031555384165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1791031555382970
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O17910315553858
Deloryite  (*)NoneCu4(UO2)Mo2O8(OH)61791031555382
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1791031555381027
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O179103155538164
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As17910315553873
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O179103155538814
Fontanite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)3(CO3)2O2·6H2O1791031555382
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17910315553824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1791031555387437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1791031555382812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1791031555386890
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O17910315553818
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O17910315553855
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O17910315553831
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4179103155538142
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O17910315553815
Kahlerite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O17910315553812
Koutekite  (*)NoneCu5As217910315553818
Kutinaite  (*)NoneAg6Cu14As71791031555387
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O179103155538149
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O17910315553878
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2179103155538762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217910315553812537
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O17910315553823
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O179103155538388
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O17910315553819
Metalodèvite  (*)NoneZn(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O1791031555387
Metauranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)(OH)10·5H2O1791031555385
Metauranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O17910315553814
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O179103155538182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O179103155538168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21791031555385800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3179103155538140
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)179103155538362
Natrouranospinite  (*)NatroautuniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·5H2O17910315553813
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)179103155538492
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O179103155538144
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O179103155538428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217910315553839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21791031555383106
Rabejacite  (*)NoneCa2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)817910315553811
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)17910315553858
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1017910315553895
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1791031555384894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)617910315553894
Seelite  (*)SeeliteMg(UO2)2(AsO3,AsO4)2·7H2O1791031555385
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O17910315553811
Silver  (*)CopperAg1791031555385186
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O17910315553856
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17910315553821482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS179103155538332
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O17910315553825
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1791031555381059
Trögerite  (*)Natroautunite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4)·3H2O17910315553822
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O179103155538245
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O179103155538628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O17910315553816
Urancalcarite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6·3H2O1791031555386
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21791031555382718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O179103155538890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O17910315553894
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O17910315553851
Vandenbrandeite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)(OH)41791031555389
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O17910315553852
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41791031555381655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O179103155538185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4179103155538175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000662The Lodève Basin covers the entirety of the Hérault department, and is host to oil and uranium.


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000662300275300-275     Yes U14616Hérault, Occitanie, FranceHéraultLandais et al. (1986)10.3406/sgeol.1986.1732SG39_293The age of bitumens found in the Basin and the associated uranium mineralizations are described as Autunian in age, and are additionally associated with post-Permian tectonics
Mo-00012179103 U-Pb, Pb-Pb     Calcurmolite, Iriginite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Umohoite, WulfeniteMo1715Rabejac, Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, France Lancelot et al. (1984)10.1007/BF00206596MD19_44 

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