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Ilmenite from
Costabonne mines (Costabona mines), Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Costabonne mines (Costabona mines), Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488264:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘPorteille de Valmanya, Valmanya, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘMas Vicenç, Fontcouverte, Caixas, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘAnsignan charnockite intrusion, Feilluns (Felluns), Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘSainte-Marie Plage beach alluvial deposits, Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘTorreilles-Plage beach alluvial deposits, Torreilles, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘLe Lido beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘGrande Plage beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘArènes beach alluvial deposits, Port-Barcarès, Le Barcarès, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘPort conchylicole beach alluvial deposits, Grau de Leucate, Leucate, Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘCap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
References
van Marcke de Lummen, Guy (1985) An Fe-Ti oxides-apatite-biotite (nelsonite) deposit related to the Costabonne granite, eastern Pyrénées, France. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 108 (3) 353-365 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1985.7834
Dubru. M, (1986) Pétrologie et géochimie du marbre à brucite et des borates associés au gisement de tungstène de Costabonne, (Pyrénées orientales, France) 930p
 
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