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Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France i
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Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

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Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

The blue lake.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

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Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

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Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

The blue lake.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

General view-2004

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

44° 12' 33'' North , 4° 4' 23'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Laval-Pradel	1,075 (2016)	0.7km
Les Salles-du-Gardon	2,789 (2016)	2.9km
Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet	1,225 (2016)	4.7km
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers	2,681 (2016)	4.7km
Le Martinet	828 (2016)	4.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

32208

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:32208:4

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Languedoc-Roussillon

Old Cu mine, partly recultivated.

"(Coming from La Grande-Combe). North of Alès, follow the D906 to the left of the D904. Pyrite in old workings." [Belot, 1978]

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

54 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Agardite-(La) ?

Formula: LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O

References:

Queneau, Patrice (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite

Formula: CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O

References:

G. Favreau communication, AFM annual meeting, Moulins (Allier, France)October 2012

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Arseniosiderite

Formula: Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ Aurichalcite

Formula: (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

ⓘ Bayldonite

Formula: PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂

ⓘ Beudantite

Formula: PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

ⓘ 'Bindheimite'

Formula: Pb₂Sb₂O₆O

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

ⓘ Caledonite

Formula: Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆

ⓘ Carminite

Formula: PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO₄ · 5H₂O

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

Formula: CuFeS₂

Formula: CuS

Formula: Cu₂O

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Duftite

Formula: PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)

ⓘ Dundasite

Formula: PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Langite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O

ⓘ 'Limonite'

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Native Silver

Formula: Ag

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

ⓘ Pharmacosiderite

Formula: KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O

ⓘ Philipsbornite

Formula: PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Pitticite

Formula: (Fe, AsO₄, H₂O) (?)

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Posnjakite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O

References:

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

ⓘ Rosasite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

hède frédéric

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO₄)

Gallery:

Cu₂Oⓘ Cuprite

Cuprite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Cuprite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Cuprite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂Oⓘ Dundasite

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Dundasite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

PbSⓘ Galena

Galena, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Galena, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Galena, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

FeCO₃ⓘ Siderite

Siderite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Siderite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Siderite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

ZnSⓘ Sphalerite

Sphalerite

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Sphalerite

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Sphalerite

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Pb(MoO₄)ⓘ Wulfenite

Wulfenite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Wulfenite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

Wulfenite, etc.

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	'Bindheimite'	4.DH.20	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Rosasite	5.BA.10	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Aurichalcite	5.BA.15	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Hydrozincite	5.BA.15	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Alumohydrocalcite	5.DB.05	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Dundasite	5.DB.10	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Caledonite	7.BC.50	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Chalcanthite	7.CB.20	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Langite	7.DD.10	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Posnjakite	7.DD.10	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
ⓘ	Cyanotrichite	7.DE.10	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Wulfenite	7.GA.05	Pb(MoO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Carminite	8.BH.30	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Duftite	8.BH.35	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Bayldonite	8.BH.45	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Beudantite	8.BL.05	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Philipsbornite	8.BL.10	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Mimetite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Erythrite	8.CE.40	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Pitticite	8.DB.05	(Fe, AsO₄, H₂O) (?)
ⓘ	Arseniosiderite	8.DH.30	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Pharmacosiderite	8.DK.10	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O
ⓘ	Agardite-(La) ?	8.DL.15	LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Agardite-(La)	LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe₃³⁺(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Carminite	PbFe₂³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pharmacosiderite	KFe₄³⁺(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O
H	ⓘ Philipsbornite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Pitticite	(Fe, AsO₄, H₂O) (?)
H	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
C	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Agardite-(La)	LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe₃³⁺(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Carminite	PbFe₂³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Pharmacosiderite	KFe₄³⁺(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O
O	ⓘ Philipsbornite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Pitticite	(Fe, AsO₄, H₂O) (?)
O	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Philipsbornite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Pharmacosiderite	KFe₄³⁺(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe₃³⁺(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe₃³⁺(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Carminite	PbFe₂³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pharmacosiderite	KFe₄³⁺(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Pitticite	(Fe, AsO₄, H₂O) (?)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Agardite-(La)	LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Agardite-(La)	LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe₃³⁺(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
As	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
As	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Carminite	PbFe₂³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
As	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
As	ⓘ Pharmacosiderite	KFe₄³⁺(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O
As	ⓘ Philipsbornite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Pitticite	(Fe, AsO₄, H₂O) (?)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
La	Lanthanum
La	ⓘ Agardite-(La)	LaCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Carminite	PbFe₂³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Philipsbornite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)

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References

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

Sauvel, C. and Marchal, J.-P. (1984) Extension Sud de la Fosse de Mercoirol, Communes de Laval Pradel - St. Julien les Rosiers (Gard), Etude hydrogéologique synthèse des observations. BRGM, 19 pp.

Favreau, Georges, Pecorini, Robert (1999) Mas Dieu - Mercoirol - Extension Sud (Gard, France). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 65(3), 3-43

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