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Locality Name:
La Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 31874
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31874.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°12'3"N
Longitude: 4°31'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.200833333333,4.5213888888889

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 Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteAutuniteBaryteBrackebuschite
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteFeldsparFluorite
GypsumLinariteMalachiteMiniumMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteTyrolite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenogorceixite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Duftite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goudeyite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Langite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Massicot  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)
Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)024
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O0194
Arsenogorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6015
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)037
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)20172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)60132
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)20178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O0194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)40175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goudeyite  (*)MixiteCu6Al(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O019
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)20201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O0593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Massicot  (*)NonePbO0202
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O40247
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)0492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O0105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O0309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O090
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O0245
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O020
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O095
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0185



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