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Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aeschynite-(Ce)
    (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    6
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Allanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Cussey R. (1999), Le gîte de fluorite d'Arbouet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, Le Règne Minéral, n°29, pp: 36-45]
  		•  Betafite
    (Ca,U)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  'Bitumen'
    Description: Inclusions in calcite crystals.
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  Breithauptite
    NiSb
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]
  		•  Breithauptite
    var: Arite
    Ni(Sb,As)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Chevkinite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Ca,Th)
     
    4
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[O
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  Columbite-(Fe)
    FeNb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  Epidote-(Sr)
    CaSrAl
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)(SiO
     
    4
    		)O(OH)
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Cussey R. (1999), Le gîte de fluorite d'Arbouet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, Le Règne Minéral, n°29, pp: 36-45]
    Site Photo
    Birrity Quarry, Arbouet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
    © Jacques Malassé
  		•  Fergusonite-(Y)
    YNbO
     
    4
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: []
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Self - collected by : Jean Marie LAURENT]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Cussey R. (1999), Le gîte de fluorite d'Arbouet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, Le Règne Minéral, n°29, pp: 36-45]
  		•  Harmotome
    (Ba
     
    0.5
    		,Ca
     
    0.5
    		,K,Na)
     
    5
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    11
    		O
     
    32
    		] ·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Cussey R. (1999), Le gîte de fluorite d'Arbouet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, Le Règne Minéral, n°29, pp: 36-45]
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Laumontite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Monazite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
     
    4
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Nickeline
    NiAs
    Reference: [Dana 7:I:237,302.]
  		•  Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)
    (Ce,Ca,Th)(Nb,Ti)
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    6
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Reference: [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mfp64/pyrenees.htm]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations par P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Pyrophanite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations par P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Description: Occurs as crystals.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:113.]
    Site Photo
    Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Rutile
    var: Ilmenorutile
    Fe
     
    x
    		(Nb,Ta)
     
    2x
    		·4Ti
     
    1-x
    		O
     
    2
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Samarskite-(Y)
    (Y,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		,U,Th,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:113.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: []
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: ["Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: []
  		•  Thorite
    (Th,U)[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
  		•  Ullmannite
    NiSbS
    Description: Crystals up to one centimeter. (Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations par P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM)
    Reference: [Dana 7:I:237,302.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MONCHOUX P., FONTAN F., DE PARSEVAL P., MARTIN R. F., WANG R. C. (2006) - Igneous albitite dikes in orogenic lherzolithes, Western Pyrénées, France: A possible source for corundum and alkali feldspar xenocrysts in basaltic terranes. I. Mineralogical Asssociations. The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 44, pp. 817-842.]
    Site Photo
    Etche pass, Ance, Aramits, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
    © François Périnet


    55 entries listed. 45 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    France
     
    • Aquitaine
      • Pyrénées-Atlantiques
        • Aramits
          • Ance
        • Arbouet
        • Eaux-Bonnes
        • Louvie Soubiron
          • Gan
          • Saint-Just-Ibarre
          • Saint-Palais
            • Larceveau-Arros-Cibits
        • Salies-de-Béarn
          • Carresse-Cassaber
        • Tardets Sorholus

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