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Locality Name:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France


mindat Locality ID: 43893
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43893.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousBaryteBrauniteClayCoronaditeDiasporeMalachiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupQuartzRutileSepioliteSmectite-vermiculite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Goethite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Malachite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)20309
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O0241
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433


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