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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Saint-Pons, Ubaye valley, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Photo: M.S.

This region comprises the departments 'Alpes-Maritimes', 'Alpes-de-Haute-Provence', 'Bouches-du-Rhône', 'Hautes-Alpes', 'Var' and 'Vaucluse'.

Mineral List

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

Acanthite
Actinolite
Adamite
var: Cobaltoan Adamite
var: Cuprian Adamite
Aegirine
'Aeschynite'
Agardite-(Y)
Aikinite
'Aktashite'
Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Algodonite
'Allanite'
Alloclasite
Allophane
Almandine
Altaite
Aluminocopiapite
Amphibole Supergroup
var: Byssolite
Anatase
Andalusite
'Andorite'
Andorite IV (TL)
Andradite
Anglesite
Ankerite
Annabergite
Anorthite
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Antlerite
'Antozonite'
'Apatite'
'Apatite Group'
Aragonite
Argentopyrite
Argyrodite
Arsenic
Arsenocrandallite
Arsenogorceixite
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
Arsentsumebite
Arthurite
Atacamite
Aurichalcite
Autunite
'Axinite Group'
Azurite
Bariopharmacoalumite (TL)
Bariopharmacosiderite
'Barium-zinc-alumopharmacosiderite'
Baryte
'Bauxite'
Bayldonite
Berthierite
Bertrandite
β-Uranophane
Beudantite
'Biochlorite'
'Biotite'
Bismoclite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Böhmite (TL)
Boleite
Bornite
Botallackite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Braunite
Breithauptite
Briartite
Brochantite
Bromargyrite
Brookite
Calcite
Caledonite
Camerolaite (TL)
Capgaronnite (TL)
Carbonatecyanotrichite
Carminite
Carrollite
Cassiterite
Celadonite
Celestine
Ceruleite
Cerussite
Chabournéite (TL)
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite
Chenevixite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite (TL)
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Cinnabar
Claringbullite
Clausthalite
Clinochlore
Clinochrysotile
Clinoclase
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
'Clinotyrolite'
Clinozoisite

'Coal
var: Anthracite'
Cobaltite
Cobaltpentlandite
Coffinite
Coloradoite
Conichalcite
Connellite
Cookeite
Copiapite
Copper
Coquimbite
Corderoite
Cornubite
Cornwallite
Cosalite
Covellite
Cristobalite
'Crossite'
Cryptomelane
Cubanite
Cumengeite
Cuprite
Cuprobismutite
Cuprorhodsite
Cuprosklodowskite
Cyanotrichite
Dadsonite
Danburite
Delafossite
Deloryite (TL)
Devilline
Dewindtite
Diaboleite
Diaspore
Dickite
Digenite
Diopside
Djurleite
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Domeykite
Dorallcharite
Dravite
Duftite
Dundasite
Duranusite (TL)
Enargite
Epidote
Erythrite
Esseneite
Evenkite
Famatinite
Fayalite
Ferrarisite
Ferrimolybdite
Ferro-glaucophane
Fizélyite
Fluorite
var: Stink-Fluss
Forêtite (TL)
Forsterite
Francevillite
Freibergite
Freieslebenite
Fülöppite
Galena
'Garnet'
Gartrellite
Geminite (TL)
Geocronite
Gerhardtite
Germanite
Gersdorffite
Getchellite
Gibbsite
Gilmarite (TL)
'Gismondine'
'Glass'
Glaucodot
Glauconite
Glaucophane
Goethite
Gold
var: Electrum
Graphite
Greenockite
Grossular
var: Hibschite
Grunerite (TL)
'Guanglinite'
Guarinoite (TL)
Guérinite
'Gummite'
Gypsum
'Halloysite'
Halotrichite
'Hatchettite'
Heazlewoodite
Hematite
var: Martite
Hemimorphite
Hessite
Hollandite
Hydroxylellestadite
Hydrozincite
Idaite
Idrialite
Illite
Ilmenite
Iltisite (TL)

Irhtemite
Iridium
var: Osmiridium
Isoferroplatinum
Jadeite
var: Chloromelanite
Jamesonite
Janggunite
Jarosite
Jasrouxite (TL)
Kaolinite
Kasolite
Kermesite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'
Klebelsbergite
Kobellite
Kolfanite
Koutekite
Ktenasite
Kyanite
Laffittite (TL)
Langite
Lapeyreite (TL)
Laumontite
Lavendulan
Lawsonite
Lepidocrocite
Leucite
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Linarite
Linnaeite
Liveingite
Luzonite
Mackinawite
Magnesiocopiapite
Magnesite
var: Mesitine Spar
Magnetite
var: Mushketovite
Mahnertite (TL)
Malachite
Mansfieldite
var: Cuprian Mansfieldite
'Mansfieldite-Scorodite Series'
Marcasite
Matildite
Mawsonite
Melanterite
'Melilite'
'Melnikovite'
Melonite
Meneghinite
Meta-autunite
Metatorbernite
Metazeunerite
'Mica Group'
Millerite
Millosevichite
Mimetite
'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'
Mixite
Mogánite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Montmorillonite
Moorhouseite
Mottramite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Natrojarosite
Nickelskutterudite
var: Chloanthite
Olivenite
Opal
var: Opal-AN
Orpiment
Orthoclase
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Osmium
var: Iridosmine
Oxyplumboroméite
'Ozocerite'
Paracoquimbite
Parapierrotite
Pararealgar
Paratacamite
Parnauite
Pearceite
Pecoraite
Pentlandite
Perroudite (TL)
Pharmacoalumite
Pharmacolite
Pharmacosiderite
'Phengite'
Philipsbornite
Phosphuranylite
Picropharmacolite
Pierrotite (TL)
Plagionite
Plattnerite
Playfairite
Polybasite
Posnjakite
Powellite
Pradetite (TL)
Prehnite
Proustite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumpellyite'
Pushcharovskite (TL)

Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrope
Pyrophanite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Agate
var: Amethyst
var: Chalcedony
'Quartz-beta'
Radovanite (TL)
Realgar
Renierite
Riebeckite
Rollandite (TL)
'Roméite Group
var: Stibiconite'
Roquesite
Rouaite (TL)
Routhierite (TL)
Rozenite
Rutheniridosmine
Rutile
var: Strüverite
Sainfeldite
Schorl
Schulenbergite
Scorodite
Selenium
Sellaite
Semseyite
Sepiolite
'Serpentine Group'
Serpierite
Shandite
Siderite
Siderotil
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Smithite
Smithsonite
var: Cobaltoan Smithsonite
Smythite
Spangolite
Sphalerite
var: Marmatite
Spinel
Staurolite
Stellerite
Stephanite
Stibnite
Stilpnomelane
Strashimirite
Strontianite
Sulphur
'Synchysite'
Synchysite-(Ce)
Szomolnokite
Takovite
Talc
Talmessite
Tellurobismuthite
Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tenorite
Tetra-auricupride
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
Thaumasite
Theoparacelsite (TL)
Thérèsemagnanite (TL)
Tillmannsite (TL)
Titanite
Tobermorite
Todorokite
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Trippkeite
Twinnite
Tyrolite
Ullmannite
'Unnamed (Co-analogue of Guarinoite)'
'Unnamed (Cu-Al Arsenate)'
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Uranocircite
Uranophane
Valentinite
Vermiculite
Vésigniéite
Voltaite
'Wad'
Wakabayashilite
Wallkilldellite-(Fe) (TL)
Wallkilldellite-(Mn)
Wittichenite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
Xanthoconite
Xenotime-(Y)
Yvonite
Zdenĕkite (TL)
Zeunerite
Zinkenite
Zircon

512 entries listed. 364 valid minerals. 32 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Bouches-du-Rhône
  - Aix-en-Provence
    - Peyrolles-en-Provence
      - Durance alluvial deposits
  - Cabriès
    - Plan de Campagne
  - Les Baux-de-Provence
    - Mas Rouge
  - Sainte-Maries-de-la-Mer
    - le Grau-du-Roi
      - Pointe de l’Espiguette beach alluvials
    - Perthuis de Rousty beach alluvials
- Hautes-Alpes
  - Bréziers
    - Bréziers brook
    - Clapouse
    - Le Puy
    - Les Achards
    - Les Davins
    - Rochebrune
      - Beaufort
  - Briançon
  - Ceillac
    - Le Cristillan ravine
  - Château Queyras
  - Chateau Ville-Vieille
    - Péas Valley
  - Chorges
    - Col Lebraut
  - Curbans
  - Eyguians
    - Eyguians quarry
    - Saléon
  - Gap
  - Guillestre
    - La Chagne
  - La Beaume
    - Le Cul du Loup

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Hautes-Alpes
  - La Beaume
    - Les Garants
  - La Chapelle en Valgaudemard
    - Jas Roux
    - La Chauvetane
  - La Grave
    - La Meije torrent
    - La Meijette
    - Le Chazelet mine
    - Le Grand Clot mine
      - Escarcelle vein
    - Rif de Muretouse Ravine
    - Rif Galan Ravine
    - Trois Evêchés peak
  - La Motte en Champsaur
    - Riou Beyrou
      - La Londonnière
      - Riou Beyrou adit
  - La Roche des Arnauds
    - Les Roux
  - La Salle les Alpes
    - Cristols Lakes
  - Laragne - Montéglin
  - Montgenèvre
    - Chenaillet Massif
      - Cabane des Douaniers
      - Chenaillet pass
    - Col de Bousson
    - Mont-Cruzeau
  - Orcières
    - Les Estaris
  - Orpierre
    - Les Cougnasses mine
    - Les Orys ravine septaria occurrence
    - Orpierre mines
  - Pelvoux
    - Clot l'Ouréou
  - Rémollon
    - Saint-Roch Chapel
  - Réotier
    - Tête de Vautisse
  - Ribiers
    - Saint Aubert ravine septaria occurrence
  - Saint-André d'Embrun
  - Saint-Véran
    - Cornivier lake
    - Le Cornivier
    - Le Queyron
    - Les Clausis mine
      - La Cabane des Clausis smelting site (slag locality)
    - Noir lake
  - Saint Jacques en Valgodemard
    - Le Séchier
  - Saint Maurice en Valgaudemard
    - Joubert works
    - Le Roux mine
    - Poet Castel
  - Saint Michel de Chaillol
    - Chaillol Massif
    - Le Viallet pass
  - Savine le Lac
    - La Treille mine
  - Serres
    - Saumane ravine septaria occurrence
  - Villar d'Arène
    - L'Alp
    - L'Homme glacier
    - Les Clochettes mine
    - Pointe Gravelotte
- Var
- Vaucluse
  - Apt
    - Cereste
    - Courgas ravine

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