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Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France i
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Gypsum among the bunkers

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The Mont-Cenis lake

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Gypsum among the bunkers

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The Mont-Cenis lake

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Gypsum among the bunkers

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

45° 14' 56'' North , 6° 55' 1'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

193765

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:193765:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

French:

Affleurement de gypse du Mont-Cenis (Monticule de gypse du Mont-Cenis), Plateau du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Italian:

Affioramento di gesso del Moncenisio (Monticello di gesso del Moncenisio), Piana del Moncenisio (Piano del Moncenisio; Plateau del Moncenisio), Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, arrondissement di Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoia, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia

Large outcrop of Triassic gypsum (anhydrite in depth) and cargneules around the northern part of Lac du Mont-Cenis forming a prominent hillock on its north-east shore. The hillock, already described by De Saussure (1796), became less prominent with the construction of the Mont-Cenis artificial reservoir or Lac du Mont-Cenis, that in different years (1912, 1920-24 and 1963-68) enlarged the already existing homonymous lake. The water level (once at 1921 m) can reach its highest value at 1971 m, but it seasonally varies covering and uncovering some areas of the hillock.

The Triassic evaporites of the hillock tipically embeds boudins of dolostone, greenish schists (metapelites) and rare actinolite schist. The metapelite boudins contains "metamorphic veins", mainly composed of albite and iron-bearing dolomite, with accessory pyrite, hematite, calcite, clinochlore, titanite (sometimes corroded and substituted by Ti oxides) and epidote (whose products of destabilisation are albite, clinochlore, muscovite and hematite), in which are present narrow fissures hosting a Ti-Th-U-REE mineralisation (De Ascenção Guedes et al., 2008; De Ascenção Guedes, 2013).

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32 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Description: It is the main component of the actinolite schist boudins. Associated minerals are Cr- and Ti-bearing hematite, dolomite and talc.

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Barré, Guillaume, Strzerzynski, Pierre, Michels, Raymond, Guillot, Stéphane, Cartigny, Pierre, Thomassot, Emilie, Lorgeoux, Catherine, Assayag, Nelly, Truche, Laurent (2020) Tectono-metamorphic evolution of an evaporitic décollement as recorded by mineral and fluid geochemistry: The “Nappe des Gypses” (Western Alps) case study. Lithos, 358. 105419 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105419

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Brannerite

Formula: UTi₂O₆

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO₂

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.

Sismonda, Angelo (1835) Osservazioni geologiche sulla valle di Susa e sul Montecenisio. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 38, 143-162

D'Archiac, A. (1857) Histoire des progrès de la géologie de 1834 à 1856. Société Géologique de France, Paris, Tome 7, page 219

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Sismonda, Angelo (1835) Osservazioni geologiche sulla valle di Susa e sul Montecenisio. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 38, 143-162

D'Archiac, A. (1857) Histoire des progrès de la géologie de 1834 à 1856. Société Géologique de France, Paris, Tome 7, page 219

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ ~~Crichtonite~~

Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈

Description: The black tabular crystals and grains reported by De Ascenção Guedes et al. (2008) as Y-rich crichtonite are dessauite-(Y) with empirical formula (Sr0.64Y0.74Fe0.53Ca0.09)2.00(Ti13.25Fe4.90Cr1.07V0.78)20.00O38 (De Ascenção Guedes et al., 2013).

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

De Ascenção Guedes, Roger, Meisser, Nicolas, Janots, Emilie, Grand'homme, Alexis, Parseval, Philippe de, Schaub, Lilian (2013) Thorite, dessauite-(Y), hingganite-(Y) et monazite-(Ce) au Mont-Cenis, Savoie [Thorite, dessauite-(Y), hingganite-(Y) and monazite-(Ce) at Mont-Cenis, Savoie]. Le Règne Minéral, 19 (112). 27-31

ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)

Formula: (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈

Description: Formerly reported as Y-rich crichtonite.

References:

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Description: Collected by Piolti at the level of the former Hotel de la Poste (or Hotel de Jorcin), presently flooded.

References:

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Saussure, Horace Bénédict de (1786) Voyages dans les Alpes, précédés d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs le Genève Vol. 3. S. Fauche. pp.56-71

Sismonda, Angelo (1835) Osservazioni geologiche sulla valle di Susa e sul Montecenisio. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 38, 143-162

D'Archiac, A. (1857) Histoire des progrès de la géologie de 1834 à 1856. Société Géologique de France, Paris, Tome 7, page 219

Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO₄)

References:

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Christophe Boutry collectionIdentified by Christophe Boutry: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Christophe Boutry collectionIdentified by Christophe Boutry: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label

ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite

Formula: KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Sismonda, Angelo (1835) Osservazioni geologiche sulla valle di Susa e sul Montecenisio. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 38, 143-162

D'Archiac, A. (1857) Histoire des progrès de la géologie de 1834 à 1856. Société Géologique de France, Paris, Tome 7, page 219

Piolti, G. (1889) Il Piano del Moncenisio. Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano, 22, 55, 112-121

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ 'Synchysite Group'

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Description: As tiny lamellar crystals in the actinolite schist boudins.

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Thorite

Formula: Th(SiO₄)

References:

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

ⓘ Tyrolite

Formula: Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O

References:

Cavallero, Eugenio; Tosato, Fabio; Brizio, Piero; Ciriotti, Marco E. (2026) Appunti sui ritrovamenti di ferro-actinolite nel comune di Gressoney-la-Trinité, Valle d’Aosta e di tyrolite al Lago del Moncenisio. Micro, 24 (3). p.258-269.

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄)

References:

De Ascenção Guedes, R., Meisser, N., and Schaub, L.R. (2008) Les minéraux de titane, uranium et terres rares du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg, Savoie. Le Règne Minéral, 84, 40-50.

Gallery:

TiO₂ⓘ Rutile

Rutile, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rutile

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Crichtonite ?	4.CC.40	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
ⓘ	Dessauite-(Y)	4.CC.40	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Brookite	4.DD.10	TiO₂
ⓘ	Brannerite	4.DH.05	UTi₂O₆
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Xenotime-(Y)	8.AD.35	Y(PO₄)
ⓘ	Monazite-(Ce)	8.AD.50	Ce(PO₄)
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
ⓘ	Tyrolite	8.DM.10	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Thorite	9.AD.30	Th(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Hingganite-(Y)	9.AJ.20	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Fuchsite	9.EC.15	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Phengite	9.EC.15	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Synchysite Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
C	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Brannerite	UTi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
O	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Brannerite	UTi₂O₆
Ti	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ti	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Cr	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Sr	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
Y	ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₂(◻,Fe²⁺)Be₂[SiO₄]₂(OH)₂
Y	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
Y	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈
Th	Thorium
Th	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Brannerite	UTi₂O₆
U	ⓘ Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈
U	ⓘ Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈

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