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Locality Name:
Saint-Beauzire, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 47080
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47080.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saint-Beauzire, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bosbomparent (Bosbonparent)
La Violette Farm
La Violette Gallery
Peigne Du Chazau

Latitude: 45°17'6"N
Longitude: 3°17'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.285,3.2880555555556

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 Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCorundum
DiasporeMicaMilleriteNickelineNonePyritePyrochloreQuartzSerpentineSphalerite
SpinelStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteUllmanniteZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Berthierite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kermesite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2150902718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4250900,50902708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1509019052
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4150901343
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6150901413
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15090027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215090127198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2150901162
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41509003902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4250900,50902951
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2250900,509019895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1509007437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1509012812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315090014640
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2150901230
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4150900249
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1509001487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415090014899
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1509001066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215089917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1509002994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS150900767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2250900,5090139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81509019056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2250900,5090161156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1509016417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15090121482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)250899,50901446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31509013418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1509012045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21509003337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131509015317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS150901293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3250899,50901369
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4150900380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1509025251



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