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Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Francei
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FontrieuCommune
CastresArrondissement
TarnDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Castelnau-de-Brassac843 (2016)
Ferrières158 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
30103
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30103:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Castelnau-de-Brassac; Ferrières; Midi-Pyrénées
Other Languages:
French:
Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
German:
Fontrieu, Arrondissement Castres, Département Tarn, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Fontrieu, arrondissement di Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Spanish:
Fontrieu, distrito de Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Fontrieu, Francia
Bambara:
Fontrieu, Faransi
Basque:
Fontrieu, Castreseko barrutia, Tarn, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Fontrieu, Arrondissement Castres, Département Tarn, Frankreich
Breton:
Fontrieu, arondisamant Castras, Tarn, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Fontrieu, Districte de Castres, Tarn, Occitània, França
Corsican:
Fontrieu, Francia
Croatian:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Francuska
Czech:
Fontrieu, Arrondissement Castres, Tarn, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Fontrieu, Arrondissement Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Fontrieu, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Fontrieu, Tarni departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Fontrieu, Frakland
Finnish:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Fontrieu, Tarn, France
Friulian:
Fontrieu, France
Galician:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Fontrieu, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Fontrieu, Frakkland
Ido:
Fontrieu, Francia
Indonesian:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Fontrieu, Departimento Tarn, Francia
Interlingue:
Fontrieu, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Fontrieu, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Fontrieu, Frans
Kabyle:
Fontrieu, Fransa
Kongo:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Fwalansa
Latvian:
Fontrieu, Tarna, Francija
Ligurian:
Fontrieu, Fransa
Limburgian:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Fontrieu, Tarnas, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Fontrieu, Arrondissement Castres, Departement Tarn, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Frantsa
Malay:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Fontrieu, Parancih
Narom:
Fontrieu, France
Neapolitan:
Fontrieu, Franza
Norwegian:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Fontrieu, Tarn, Frankrike
Occitan:
Fontriu, Arrondiment de Castras, Tarn, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Fontrieu, Fransia
Picard:
Fontrieu, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Fontrieu, Dipartiment dël Tarn, Fransa
Polish:
Fontrieu, Okręg Castres, Tarn, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Fontrieu, Arondismentul Castres, Tarn, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Fontrieu, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Fontrieu, Frantza
Scots:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Fontrieu, Tarn, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Fontrieu, Francia
Slovak:
Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitanien, Frankrike
Turkish:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Occitanie, Fransa
Venetian:
Fontrieu, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Fontrieu, France
Welsh:
Fontrieu, Tarn, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Fontrieu, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Fontrieu, Faraas
Zulu:
Fontrieu, IFulansi


Fontrieu is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Castelnau-de-Brassac, Ferrières and Le Margnès.

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

83 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Afmite (TL)
Formula: Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O
Type Locality:
Habit: platy, diamond-shaped crystals
Colour: white
'Alunite Group'
Formula: A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: acute rhombohedrons
Colour: yellowish brown
Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Habit: tiny pearly scales
Colour: white
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Bushmakinite
Formula: Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Habit: needles, resinous balls
Colour: yellow, brownish yellow
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Clinobisvanite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Habit: balls
Colour: greenish brown
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Habit: crusts
Colour: yellowish
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Ferristrunzite
Formula: Fe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Ferroberaunite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
References:
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
'Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series'
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: small hexagonal plates
Colour: black
'Heterosite-Purpurite Series'
Hidalgoite
Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Description: Ferrous hidalgoite Pb1.0(Al1.8Fe1.2)3.0[(As0.8P0.2)1.0O4](SO4)(OH)
Hinsdalite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: small sharp trigonal xx
Colour: yellowish brown
Irinarassite ?
Formula: Ca3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
Description: An EDS by Jean wyart association gave identification of this unknown mineral as irinarassite. An XRD analysis will be manage asap to confirm.
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Kidwellite ?
Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Kintoreite
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
'Kobellite-Tintinaite Series'
Kobokoboite
Formula: Al6(PO4)4(OH)6 · 11H2O
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Habit: good, thick platy xx, balls
Colour: dark orange brown, brown
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mansfieldite
Formula: AlAsO4 · 2H2O
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Matulaite
Formula: (Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Habit: platy xx, balls, coatings
Colour: white
Meurigite-K
Formula: KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Habit: small black xx
Colour: black
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Philipsbornite
Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
References:
Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Habit: heagonal platy xx, balls
Colour: greenish
'Pyralspite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: elongated prisms, needles
Colour: yellow, green
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Habit: pointes xx, balls
Colour: bluish, greenish, yellow
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sigloite
Formula: Fe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
Habit: platy xx
Colour: orange
'Stolzite-Wulfenite Series'
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Habit: balls
Colour: pale pink, greenish pink, gray
'Strengite-Variscite Series'
Sudoite
Formula: Mg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Habit: small xx
Colour: pale green, pale blue
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Habit: balls
Colour: white
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Habit: sprays, balls of thick xx, thin needles
Colour: colorless, white, yellowish, greenish

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Bindheimite4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Nesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Clinobisvanite8.AD.65Bi(VO4)
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Bushmakinite8.BG.05Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hidalgoite8.BL.05PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hinsdalite8.BL.05PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Kintoreite8.BL.10PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Philipsbornite8.BL.10PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Mansfieldite8.CD.10AlAsO4 · 2H2O
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Ferroberaunite8.DC.Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
Ferristrunzite8.DC.25Fe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Beraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Sigloite8.DC.30Fe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Afmite (TL)8.DD.15Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O
Kobokoboite8.DD.25Al6(PO4)4(OH)6 · 11H2O
Meurigite-K8.DJ.20KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
Kidwellite ?8.DK.20NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Matulaite8.DK.30(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Irinarassite ?9.AD.25Ca3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Sudoite9.EC.55Mg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
''-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Strengite-Variscite Series'-
'Kobellite-Tintinaite Series'-
'Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series'-
'Heterosite-Purpurite Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Pyralspite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Stolzite-Wulfenite Series'-
'Alunite Group'-A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HidalgoitePbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
H KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
H Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
H Strengite-Variscite Series
H Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series
H BushmakinitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
H KobokoboiteAl6(PO4)4(OH)6 · 11H2O
H Alunite GroupA0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
H AfmiteAl3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O
H FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Rubellite
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HidalgoitePbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
O KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
O Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O Tourmaline var. Rubellite
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
O StolzitePb(WO4)
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
O Strengite-Variscite Series
O Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series
O Heterosite-Purpurite Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O BushmakinitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Stolzite-Wulfenite Series
O KobokoboiteAl6(PO4)4(OH)6 · 11H2O
O Alunite GroupA0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
O AfmiteAl3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O
O IrinarassiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
O FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Mg SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HidalgoitePbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Al HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Al MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Al Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Al PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
Al SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al Strengite-Variscite Series
Al BushmakinitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Al KobokoboiteAl6(PO4)4(OH)6 · 11H2O
Al AfmiteAl3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O
Al IrinarassiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si IrinarassiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
P KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
P PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
P Strengite-Variscite Series
P Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series
P Heterosite-Purpurite Series
P BushmakinitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
P KobokoboiteAl6(PO4)4(OH)6 · 11H2O
P AfmiteAl3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O
P FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S HidalgoitePbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MackinawiteFeS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Kobellite-Tintinaite Series
S Alunite GroupA0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca IrinarassiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
VVanadium
V ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
V BushmakinitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mn Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series
Mn Heterosite-Purpurite Series
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Fe KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
Fe Strengite-Variscite Series
Fe Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series
Fe Heterosite-Purpurite Series
Fe FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu Kobellite-Tintinaite Series
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
As HidalgoitePbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo Stolzite-Wulfenite Series
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn IrinarassiteCa3Sn2(SiO4)(AlO4)2
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb Kobellite-Tintinaite Series
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
W StolzitePb(WO4)
W Stolzite-Wulfenite Series
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HidalgoitePbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pb PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb StolzitePb(WO4)
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb Kobellite-Tintinaite Series
Pb BushmakinitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Pb Stolzite-Wulfenite Series
BiBismuth
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
Bi Kobellite-Tintinaite Series
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Adapis parisiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Adapidae : Adapis : Adapis parisiensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Leptadapis magnus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Adapidae : Leptadapis : Leptadapis magnus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dichobune leporina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dichobunidae : Dichobune : Dichobune leporina38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acotherulum saturninum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cebochoeridae : Acotherulum : Acotherulum saturninum38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Anoplotherium commune
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anoplotheriidae : Anoplotherium : Anoplotherium commune38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Xiphodon gracile
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Xiphodon : Xiphodon gracile38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontrieu
Wikidata ID:Q21619436
GeoNames ID:6451366

Localities in this Region

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