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Locality Name:
Les Clausis Mine, Saint-Véran Area, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France


mindat Locality ID: 49161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Les Clausis Mine, Saint-Véran Area, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
La Cabane Des Clausis Smelting Site Slag Locality

Latitude: 44°40'34"N
Longitude: 6°55'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.676111111111,6.9191666666667

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 Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Se Si Te Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Se Si Te Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteLawsoniteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStilpnomelaneSulphur

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferro-glaucophane  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Selenium  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe0489
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S40154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe0281
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S8082
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe0169
Copper  (*)CopperCu1569673846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Ferro-glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2026
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)20286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te0804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS40142
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O0121
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20375
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe0143
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O0456
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718



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