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Locality Name:
La Lauzière Massif, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


mindat Locality ID: 52800
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52800.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Lauzière Massif, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France": 59
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 52

Number of Child Localities: 44
Child Localities:
Arpettaz
Bonneval-Tarentaise
Celliers Glacier
Colomban Peak
Combe Bronsin
Combe De Bridan
Combe De Nant Perrou
Eau Rousse Torrent
Entre Deux Roches
Fond-de-France
Grand Château
Grand Pic
Gros Villan Mine
L'Homme De Beurre
La Balme Peak
La Biettaz
La Grande Léchère
La Madeleine Pass
La Perrière Mt
La Rave Valley
La Valette Valley
Lachat Peak
Le Crozat Mine
Le Grand Mas
Les Epelées Gallery
Les Frettes
Les Tribunes
Montchabert
Montgellafrey
Notre-Dame-du-Cruet
Petit Château
Petit Jet
Plan Villard Valley
Plans Mts
Pointe Des Arangles
Pointe Du Rozet
Pussy
Roche Brisée
Roche Noire
Rocher De La Mort
Rocher De Sarvatan
Rocher Du Pays
Rognaix
Rognolet Peak

Latitude: 45°27'40"N
Longitude: 6°22'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.461111111111,6.3686111111111

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sr Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mg O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAllargentumAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBournonite
BranneriteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCrichtoniteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHeulanditeLinarite
MalachiteMeneghiniteMicaMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilbiteSulphurTalcThortveitite
TitaniteTourmalineValleriiteWurtziteZircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bazzite  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coffinite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crichtonite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Linarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Richetite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Valleriite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)21520373419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6152010141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)752009,52012,52023,52029,52042,52047,520548803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)452008,52028,52042,52046706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22352008,52009,52011,52012,52017,52019,52022,52023,52025,52026,52027,52029,52031,52032,52035,52042,52043,52046,52047,52053,52054,52059,520612162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1520212734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21520363092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1520133250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS452019,52028,52034,520369052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2352028,52034,520355509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15204011547
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O352008,52009,5201951
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O15203692
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2652019,52023,52025,52026,52029,52047606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18552015,52019,52023,52029,520654286
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11152046843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31520411089
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6352028,52036,52044248
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb252040,52041175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61520191633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2552011,52019,52023,52032,52053700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)852009,52013,52019,52028,52036,52042,52046,5204827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)252021,520364979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2652027,52028,52034,52036,52043,5206127198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8152009577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O352020,52028,52036566
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1520364165
Crichtonite  (*)CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38452022,52026,52038,5204727
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3152041802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2252028,520369895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)152046648
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)152041180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1552010,52014,52015,52019,52026,52028,52032,52036,52042,52046,52052,52055,52058,52059,520608173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1520292740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2252045,520489617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1152010,52021,52024,52027,52034,52036,52041,52042,52053,52054,5206124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1520367437
Gold  (*)CopperAu452018,52029,52031,5205630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1520362812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1520106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31052023,52025,52026,52029,52032,52034,52036,52059,52062,5206514640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O252055,52058246
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3652008,52009,52010,52019,52026,520295433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14152054784
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O252020,52036198
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41520081507
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2152019987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)152034451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4252028,5205014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2652019,52028,52032,52034,52035,5206112537
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24552019,52027,52029,52037,52053158
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1520191107
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)152029945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2452028,52036,52057,5206517380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)452019,52023,52032,52047326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21152009,52010,52019,52025,52028,52029,52030,52034,52036,52042,5205639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8552008,52023,52028,52034,520369056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22752009,52010,52013,52014,52015,52019,52023,52024,52025,52026,52027,52028,52029,52031,52033,52036,52042,52046,52047,52053,52054,52055,52057,52058,52059,52061,5206461156
Richetite  (*)None(Fe3+,Mg)xPb2+8.6(UO2)36O36(OH)24·41H2O1520517
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21252019,52023,52025,52026,52029,52031,52032,52054,52057,52061,52064,520655614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)352027,52032,520332705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O152058390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)352013,52023,520546417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS352021,52034,5203621482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O152026189
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31520273418
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O252008,52058268
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1520322045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F152023232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2252026,520413337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)252020,520281006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O715200954
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1452007,52010,52016,52019,52023,52028,52029,52046,52047,52053,52054,52055,52059,520654899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2352020,52028,520362718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O152028890
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]152041237
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)152019939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)452018,52019,52028,520555251



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