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Locality Name:
La Faye Mine, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 180
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 1737
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1737.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Faye Mine, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: As Ca Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ca Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteAutuniteChalcopyriteCovelliteFluoriteMarcasiteMeta-autuniteNonePhosphuranylitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteWölsendorfite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dewindtite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Kasolite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Renardite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS18017009052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O18017001272
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S18017005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2180170027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS18017004165
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O180170082
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF218017009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS180170024243
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O1801700198
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS218017005674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1801700388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1801700443
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1801700144
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2180170063
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2180170039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2180170061156
Renardite  (*)NonePb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4·7H2O18017007
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS180170021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O18017001059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO218017002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1801700890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O180170094
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O180170043


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000838180170175±5  uraninite  YesUraninite U19623Bauzot Mine, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, FranceBauzot MineCarrat & Kosztolanyi (1987) CRSAS305_89 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050608La Faye Mine, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francehttps://rruff.info/R050608
R060154La Faye Mine, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francehttps://rruff.info/R060154
R050470La Faye Mine, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francehttps://rruff.info/R050470

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