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Hornblendite outcrops, Etang de Lers, Col d'Agnès, Le Port, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types
Hornblendite outcropsGroup of Outcrops
Etang de LersLake
Col d'AgnèsMountain
Le PortCommune
Saint-GironsArrondissement
AriègeDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 1° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N29E01
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
68614
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68614:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées
Name(s) in local language(s):
Affleurements d'hornblendite, Etang de Lherz, Col d'Agnès, Le Port, Massat, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France


Hornblendite vein outcrops
Hornblendite veins and lenses (in pyroxenite veins) in the Lherz peridotite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

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