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Locality Name:
Cauflens, Ariège, Occitanie, France


mindat Locality ID: 55417
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-55417.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cauflens, Ariège, Occitanie, France": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Saubé
Seix

Latitude: 42°44'38"N
Longitude: 1°9'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.743888888889,1.1605555555556
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 Au B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteStilpnomelaneTetradymiteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Argutite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Brunogeierite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)21550023419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)255002,550038803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31550032353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21550032162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31550021534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1550031036
Argutite  (*)RutileGeO215499911
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS255002,550039052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1550021966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31550021935
Brunogeierite  (*)SpinelFe2+2Ge4+O415499912
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)255002,5500327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21549995171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2255002,5500327198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2155002376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81550021756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)255002,550031025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181550031008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6255002,550034135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)155002648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)255002,550038173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)155002551
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2155002129
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS255002,5500324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu15500230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1550022812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3255002,550031544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6255002,55003741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3255002,550035433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1550021271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415500214899
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2155002168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)255002,550034924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21550025800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2255002,5500317380
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)155002260
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21550021898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2255002,5500339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8255002,550039056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2255002,5500361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21550025614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)255002,550034894
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51550031516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354999,55002,5500321482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O155002456
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S155002510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O255002,550034899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2255002,550032562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10255002,550031395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31550021247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)255002,550035251


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