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Gan, Ossau valley, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
Regional Level Types
Gan- not defined -
Ossau valleyValley
Pyrénées-AtlantiquesDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gan5,373 (2016)
Lasseubetat185 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
281033
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:281033:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aquitaine


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences83
Youngest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Marnes de Gan8356 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sigmesalia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Sigmesalia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Conus (Hemiconus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Hemiconus)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Vepricardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Vepricardium56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacinidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Gisortia gigantea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Gisortia : Gisortia gigantea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Xanthopsis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Acidopsidae : Xanthopsis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Leidybatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Leidybatis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Rigaudites cuvillieri
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Synaptidae : Rigaudites : Rigaudites cuvillieri56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Altaspiratella bearnensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Altaspiratella : Altaspiratella bearnensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Altaspiratella multispira
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Altaspiratella : Altaspiratella multispira56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Currylimacina cossmanni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Currylimacina : Currylimacina cossmanni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides auriformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides auriformis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides daguini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides daguini56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides merlei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides merlei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides paula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides paula56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Heliconoides pyrenaica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Heliconoides : Heliconoides pyrenaica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacina gormani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina gormani56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacina pygmaea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina pygmaea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Limacina vegrandis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Limacinidae : Limacina : Limacina vegrandis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Camptoceratops priscus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Camptoceratops : Camptoceratops priscus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Euchilotheca ganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Creseidae : Euchilotheca : Euchilotheca ganensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cypraedia elegans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Cypraedia : Cypraedia elegans56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cypraedia (Protocypraedia) interposita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Cypraedia : Cypraedia (Protocypraedia) interposita56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eopustularia moloni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia : Eopustularia moloni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Grovesia ganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Grovesia : Grovesia ganensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Semicypraea koninckii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Semicypraea : Semicypraea koninckii56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Paraseraphs tetanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae : Paraseraphs : Paraseraphs tetanus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Sulcocypraea moumieti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Sulcocypraea : Sulcocypraea moumieti56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Luponovula rouaulti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Luponovula : Luponovula rouaulti56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Sphaerocypraea tardivelae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Sphaerocypraea : Sphaerocypraea tardivelae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lyncina amygdalina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Lyncina : Lyncina amygdalina56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Luponovula quaggiottoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Luponovula : Luponovula quaggiottoi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Simnia pacaudi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Simnia : Simnia pacaudi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Gisortia (Vicetia) hantkeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Gisortia : Gisortia (Vicetia) hantkeni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eratotrivia platystoma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Eratotrivia : Eratotrivia platystoma56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Luponovula merlei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Luponovula : Luponovula merlei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Amalda beneharniana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Amalda : Amalda beneharniana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Micrancilla guanensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Micrancilla : Micrancilla guanensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Spirancilla nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Spirancilla : Spirancilla nana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Transovula acuminata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Transovula : Transovula acuminata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cistellarcula wrigleyi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Argyrotheca : Cistellarcula wrigleyi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
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