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Le Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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Le CoinOutcrop
BessansCommune
Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneArrondissement
SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 20' 12'' North , 7° 0' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bessans343 (2016)2.0km
Bonneval-sur-Arc261 (2016)5.0km
Lanslevillard464 (2017)9.2km
Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis598 (2017)11.7km
Val-d’Isère1,632 (2016)12.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
422018
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422018:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0a121701-6433-4724-82ce-c191f6c4920a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Villaron
Other Languages:
French:
Le Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Metamorphic Mn mineralisation at Le Coin locality, above the hamlet of Villaron, on the SSE slope of Croix de Dom Jean Maurice.

This locality belongs to a small group of Mn mineralisations occurring in the upper Maurienne Valley (Chopin, 1978) [see also Ouille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc]. Manganese minerals occur in phengite quartzites interbedded in calcschists.

This Mesozoic sedimentary complex and the associated ophiolite assemblage, here mainly consisting of serpentinite, have undergone HP-LT metamorphism during Upper Cretaceous-Eocene.

The quartzite layers and lenses, containing spessartine, braunite, piemontite, ardennite-(As), and phyllosilicates, are crosscut by veilets of quartz, albite, piemontite, talc, hematite, and calcite. Towards the embedding rocks, spessartine is sometimes associated with piemontite, amphiboles, and sodic pyroxenes. These quartzites contain lenses/boudins of pink and brown colour: in the former abundant rhodochrosite is associated with pyroxmangite, rhodonite, spessartine, tephroite, and often "tirodite" and quartz; in the latter sonolite, spessartine, tephroite, alleghanyite, and friedelite are dominant minerals. Rarely the lenses described above are associated with brown-black and brown-orange masses, consisting of jacobsite + kutnohorite (or manganoan calcite) and galaxite + alleghanyite + sonolite + chlorite, respectively. Apatite, pyrophanite, siegenite, pentlandite, millerite, chalcocite, bornite, ilmenite, rutile, titanite, and dravite are accessory minerals; neotocite, possible kellyite, and digenite are secondary phases.

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37 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alleghanyite
Formula: Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ardennite-(As)
Formula: Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
'Clino-ferro-suenoite'
Formula: ◻{Mn2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Crossite'
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Friedelite
Formula: Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Galaxite
Formula: Mn2+Al2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Kellyite ?
Formula: Mn2+2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrophanite
Formula: Mn2+TiO3
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyroxmangite
Formula: Mn2+SiO3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
Sonolite
Formula: Mn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2SiO4
'Tirodite'
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Galaxite4.BB.05Mn2+Al2O4
Jacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrophanite4.CB.05Mn2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Tephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Alleghanyite9.AF.45Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
Sonolite9.AF.55Mn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2
Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ardennite-(As)9.BJ.40Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Clino-ferro-suenoite'9.DE.10◻{Mn2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Richterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Pyroxmangite9.DO.05Mn2+SiO3
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Fuchsite9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
var. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kellyite ?9.ED.15Mn2+2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Friedelite9.EE.10Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Crossite'-
'Tirodite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
H Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H FriedeliteMn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
H SonoliteMn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Clino-ferro-suenoite◻{Mn22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
O Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
O BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
O CalciteCaCO3
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FriedeliteMn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
O KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
O KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
O PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SonoliteMn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TephroiteMn22+SiO4
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Clino-ferro-suenoite◻{Mn22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mg RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Al KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Si Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Si BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si FriedeliteMn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si SonoliteMn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Clino-ferro-suenoite◻{Mn22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S DigeniteCu9S5
S MilleriteNiS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S SiegeniteCoNi2S4
ClChlorine
Cl FriedeliteMn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Mn Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Mn BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mn FriedeliteMn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Mn GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Mn JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mn KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Mn KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mn Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Mn PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mn SonoliteMn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Mn Clino-ferro-suenoite◻{Mn22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Fe Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Clino-ferro-suenoite◻{Mn22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
CoCobalt
Co SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni SiegeniteCoNi2S4
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
AsArsenic
As Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6

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