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Marcoux nephelinite dike, Marcoux, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Marcoux nephelinite dikeDike
MarcouxCommune
MontbrisonArrondissement
LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 3° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Type:
Age:
49.8 ± 2.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
K-Ar
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
358531
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:358531:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d288d082-0dba-463d-b1b8-c8c79e2d3ab6


1 km long and 200-300 m wide dike.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Diopside var. Ti Salite
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
var. Ti Salite9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cenozoic : 62.3 ± 1.4 Ma to 20.0 ± 0.5 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Melilite nephelinite (youngest age)20.0 ± 0.5 Ma
    
   
  Paleogene
   Paleocene
ⓘ Melilite nephelinite (oldest age)62.3 ± 1.4 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France

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