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Locality Name:
Les Rochers De Lisoul, Saint-Cirgues, Lavoûte-Chilhac, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 46477
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46477.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Les Rochers De Lisoul, Saint-Cirgues, Lavoûte-Chilhac, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 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 As C Ca Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteAuricuprideBerylCalciteChloriteClayCorrensiteCorundumMarcasite
MicaMilleriteNickelineNoneOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalc

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Awaruite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Graphite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Kulkeite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe0166
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20178
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S20205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O40407
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O049
Kulkeite  (*)Corrensite ClayNa0.3Mg8Al(Si,Al)8O20(OH)1007
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652



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