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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 52076
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52076.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bancaïroun
Beuil
Daluis
Gorges De Daluis
Péone
Pont Des Roberts
Tirabou
Valberg

Latitude: 44°4'36"N
Longitude: 6°53'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.076666666667,6.8972222222222

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn N Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteAragoniteArseniosideriteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClaringbulliteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
DigeniteDomeykiteEnargiteFeldsparGeocroniteGermaniteGilmariteGypsumLepidocrociteMalachite
MarcasiteMiniumMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SartoriteSerpentineSphaleriteStanniteTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barrotite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Briartite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Claringbullite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cornubite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geocronite  (*)Gerhardtite  (*)Germanite  (*)Gilmarite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Idaite  (*)
Janggunite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kolfanite  (*)Koutekite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lapeyreite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Liveingite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mixite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pecoraite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Radovanite  (*)
Renierite  (*)Rollandite  (*)Rouaite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tangdanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Theoparacelsite  (*)Tillmannsite  (*)Trippkeite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Vésigniéite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2512001567032793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)260200256701,56703254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2512001567038803
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)25120015670341
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2260200256701,567033092
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4225225256702,56708246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)251200256703,567093250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3251200156703544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2260200656697,56700,56701,56702,56703,567105509
Barrotite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu9Al(HSiO4)2[(SO4)(HAsO4)0.5](OH)12·8H2O2512001567031
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260200356701,56703,5670711547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4225225556697,56700,56702,56708,567105516
Briartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeGeS422522515669712
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6260200456701,56702,56703,567081633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)251200256703,5670827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1567074979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S225225356700,56708,567105707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O251200156703194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2225225556697,56700,56702,56708,5670927198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2512001567031382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2512001567033531
Claringbullite  (*)ClaringbulliteCu2+4FCl(OH)625120015670313
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)251200156703363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O251200156703295
Copper  (*)CopperCu251200356697,56703,567083846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4251200156703109
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS251200656697,56700,56702,56703,56708,567104165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O251200356698,56703,567102970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S225225356697,56700,567081027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16251200156703300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2251200256700,567039895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As25120015670373
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4225225156697910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O225225156702814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS225225456697,56702,56706,5670724243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23156706133
Gerhardtite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)325120015670324
Germanite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13Fe2Ge2S1622522515669733
Gilmarite  (*)GilmariteCu2+3(AsO4)(OH)32512001567038
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)260200556697,56701,56702,56703,567077437
Graphite  (*)NoneC225225356697,56700,567092812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O225225356697,56707,567086890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3225225356697,56700,5670914640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61567071066
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4225225256702,56708142
Janggunite  (*)None(Mn4+,Mn2+,Fe3+)6O8(OH)62512001567035
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62252251567082228
Kolfanite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·2H2O2512001567037
Koutekite  (*)NoneCu5As225120015670318
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O251200156703593
Lapeyreite  (*)NoneCu3O[AsO3(OH)]2·H2O2512001567031
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)225225156697581
Liveingite  (*)SartoritePb20As24S561567064
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4225225156697198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260200756697,56698,56700,56701,56702,56703,5670912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2225225356697,56702,567085674
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O251200156703168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)260200256701,56703492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O260200256701,56703105
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)425120015670340
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O251200156703428
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O260200256701,56703309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2225225756697,56700,56702,56706,56707,56708,5671039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2251200756697,56698,56700,56702,56703,56708,5670961156
Radovanite  (*)NoneCu2Fe3+[As5+O4][As3+O2(OH)]2·H2O2512001567031
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S1622522515669737
Rollandite  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)2·4H2O2512001567031
Rouaite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)325120015670311
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2225225356702,56708,567095614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2512001567036417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2512001567035186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1567072473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS256706,5670721482
Tangdanite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9H2O2512001567038
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13225225256697,567081803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2512001567031101
Theoparacelsite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2As2O72512001567031
Tillmannsite  (*)NoneHgAg3(VO4)2512001567031
Trippkeite  (*)MiniumCu2+As3+2O42512001567037
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O251200156703245
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)225120015670346
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O25120015670320
Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)NoneCa2Fe2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O260200256701,567036
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3225225156708297
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)256709,567105251



5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedcu-00421225225L. Triassic       Cu52062Bancaïroun, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceBancaironCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00422260260Permian       Cu44007Hubac De Jourdan Mine, Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceGiordannetCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00423225225L. Triassic       Cu55750Liouc, Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceLioucCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Hg-00046251200 host rocks, relation to Triassic unconformity     TillmannsiteHg6914Roua Mines (Clue De Roua), Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France Sarp et al. (1994); Sarp and Černý (1999)   
sedcu-00420225225L. Triassic       Cu52063Pont Des Roberts, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FrancePont des RobertsCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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