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Bage reservoir, Pont-de-Salars, Millau, Aveyron, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types
Bage reservoirReservoir
Pont-de-SalarsCommune
MillauArrondissement
AveyronDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 15' 41'' North , 2° 43' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.26150,2.72530
GeoHash:
G#: spcgy189b
GRN:
N30E02
Type:
Reservoir
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
69004
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69004:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées


Coronitic metagabbros associated with eclogites and amphibolites of the HP leptyno-amphibolite belt around Lévezou migmatititic dome.
This dome is supposed to be a Stephanian astroblem of Vredefort type.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
Description: In coronites.
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Description: Brown titanium-rich amphibole at the contact between ilmenite and plagioclase.
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Schilleritized diopside or endiopside.
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: In coronites.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Description: In coronites.
ⓘ 'Iddingsite'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: In iddingsitized olivine.
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Description: In coronites.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Iddingsite'-
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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References

Trolliard, Gilles, Potdevin, Jean-Luc, Lardeaux, Jean-Marc, Boudeulle, Micheline (1987) Transfert de matière dans des roches métamorphiques non déformées. Exemple des métagabbros coronitiques du Rouergue. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 110 (4) 439-448 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1987.8039
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