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Lower Normandy, France

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(Basse-Normandie, France)


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


Mineral List:
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Description: Fluorescent, fibrous yellowish barite.
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978]
  		•  Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, pp. 491-493.]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Emerald
    Reference: [http://www.arehn.asso.fr/centredoc/livres/deboodt/complement.php]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  'Florencite'
    Description: Orange, brown, ocher greasy luster rounded grains.
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Description: Green octahedrons, often replaced by quartz.
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [P. Cantinolle et al. , Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 245-248.]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [http://www.ifrance.com/orpaillage/repertoir/lieux.htm]
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnesiochromite
    var: Picrochromite
    MgCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Description: Small crystals in alluvium.
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  'Monazite'
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Yale Peabody Museum]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Description: Cubic crystals in rhyolite.
    Reference: [http://www.minerauxetfossiles.com/revue/dernier_numero/numero_info44.htm / http://www.bib.ensmp.fr/cgi-bin/pubvisu.pl?PUBEMP_W3=4472]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: [Strübel, Zimmer: "Lexikon der Minerale", 2nd Ed., 1991]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [http://www.arehn.asso.fr/centredoc/livres/deboodt/complement.php]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Description: Aggregates of micrograins in the cement of the sandstone.
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [http://www.minerauxetfossiles.com/revue/dernier_numero/numero_info44.htm]
  		•  Sphalerite
    var: Marmatite
    (Zn,Fe)S
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Indicolite'
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978.]


    28 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    France
     
    • Lower Normandy
        • Vimoutiers
        • Flamanville
          • Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard
        • Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
        • Villedieu-les-Poeles

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