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Locality Name:
Salzuit, Paulhaguet, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 50995
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50995.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salzuit, Paulhaguet, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bagatelle
La Charbonnière
Unnamed Quartz-baryte Vein

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteClayCopperCorrensiteCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyrite
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Corrensite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Semseyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Witherite  (*)
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)2151206718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4151206708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS251205,512079052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)251205,5120711547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7251205,51207450
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11251205,51207843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3251205,512071089
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1512051252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)251205,512074979
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O15120549
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31512061797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS251205,512074165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S251205,512071027
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6151206944
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21512059617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12151205663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS251205,5120724243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2151206178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)251205,512077437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15120530554
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)415120552
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4151206407
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O15120649
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41512055591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415120614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2251205,5120712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21512055674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2351205,51206,5120717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2251205,5120739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81512059056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2351205,51206,5120761156
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21251205,51207165
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS251205,5120721482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)151205589
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O151206652
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)151205251



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