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Valcroze, Alzon, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, Francei
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Valcroze- not defined -
AlzonCommune
Le ViganArrondissement
GardDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 58' 15'' North , 3° 25' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sauclières195 (2016)4.4km
Saint-Jean-du-Bruel665 (2016)7.5km
Bez-et-Esparon330 (2016)8.7km
La Couvertoirade160 (2016)10.7km
Nant876 (2016)11.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
47310
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47310:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


39 valid minerals. 5 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Habit: Blue crusts, transparent to earthy Also as pseudomorphosis
Colour: Blue, green
Description: Described as opale by A. Ziserman (1964). such material turned to be allophane PXRD (analysed on philips PW3830 diffractometer by Michel Blondieau)
Alumohydrocalcite
Formula: CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
Habit: rosettes, balls of platy, pearly scales
Colour: white
Description: Analyses P.J. Chiappero, Georges Favreau specimens
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beaverite-(Cu)
Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: platy xls
Colour: pale green
Description: XRD analysis by Halil Sarp
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carbonatecyanotrichite ?
Formula: Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcoalumite
Formula: CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Habit: crusts
Colour: pale blue
Chalcophyllite ?
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Description: pale green platy xls have been identified as brochantite (XRD H. Sarp)
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Description: EDS spectrums shows a significant amount of As. solid solution with beudantite.
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite ?
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Description: might be carbonatecyanotrichite, as many HCl tests on several samples showed the presence of the CO3-- ion.
Dundasite ?
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Felsőbányaite
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Habit: grains
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hydrocerussite ?
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Lepidocrocite ?
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Color suggests lepidocrocite, but reddish goethite can't be excluded
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Minium ?
Formula: Pb3O4
Native Arsenic
Formula: As
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Described as opale by A. Ziserman (1964). such material turned to be allophane PXRD (analysed on philips PW3830 diffractometer by Michel Blondieau)
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Described as opale by A. Ziserman (1964). such material turned to be allophane PXRD (analysed on philips PW3830 diffractometer by Michel Blondieau)
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pharmacosiderite ?
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Questionned : 2 EDS analyses on similar material as the pictured ones showed a K peak.
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Description: EDS shows significant amount of As and Ca
Pyromorphite var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite
Formula: (Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Habit: crusts, small tabular hex. crystals
Colour: pale blue
Zincowoodwardite
Formula: Zn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Arsenic ?1.CA.05As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Orpiment ?2.FA.30As2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Minium ?4.BD.05Pb3O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN ?
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
?4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Lepidocrocite ?4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrocerussite ?5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Alumohydrocalcite5.DB.05CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
Dundasite ?5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Beaverite-(Cu)7.BC.10Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Felsőbányaite7.DD.05Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Zincowoodwardite ?7.DD.35Zn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Chalcoalumite7.DD.75CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Carbonatecyanotrichite ?7.DE.10Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cyanotrichite ?7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite8.BN.05(Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl
Chalcophyllite ?8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Pharmacosiderite ?8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
H FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H ZincowoodwarditeZn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
C CerussitePbCO3
C DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
C HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
O FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MiniumPb3O4
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O ZincowoodwarditeZn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
O Pyromorphite var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite(Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
Al CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Al FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Al ZincowoodwarditeZn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P Pyromorphite var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite(Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
S ZincowoodwarditeZn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cl Pyromorphite var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite(Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Pyromorphite var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite(Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl
FeIron
Fe Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Zn ZincowoodwarditeZn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
AsArsenic
As Native ArsenicAs
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MiniumPb3O4
Pb PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb Pyromorphite var. Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite(Pb,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl

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