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Locality Name:
Châtelneuf, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

mindat Locality ID: 306903
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-306903.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Châtelneuf, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mont Semiol (Mont Semiouse; Mont Simiouse)

Latitude: 45°37'48"N
Longitude: 3°58'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.63,3.9825

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Calcite	Chabazite	Clay	None	Not in a structural group	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite
Spinel

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Calcite Chabazite Clay None Not in a structural group Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite
Spinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chabazite-Na ()*	Galena ()*	Mazzite-Mg ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Offretite ()*	Opal ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*
Spinel ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	51431	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	51431	27770
Chabazite-Na ()*	Chabazite	(Na₃K)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	1	51431	66
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	51431	24243
Mazzite-Mg ()*	None	Mg₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂·30H₂O	1	51431	1
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	51431	1508
Offretite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O	1	51431	146
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	51431	2994
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	51431	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	51431	6417
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	51431	1934

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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