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Le Manderau (Le Mandereau; Le Mandaraud), Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Nontron, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
Regional Level Types
Le Manderau (Le Mandereau; Le Mandaraud)Beds
Saint-Pardoux-la-RivièreCommune
NontronArrondissement
DordogneDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 30' 4'' North , 0° 45' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière1,144 (2016)1.1km
Champs-Romain344 (2016)3.8km
Saint-Front-la-Rivière518 (2016)3.9km
Milhac-de-Nontron639 (2016)4.3km
Sceau-Saint-Angel125 (2016)5.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
411080
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:411080:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Several 60 to 80 cm large beds of manganese ore within grey and yellowish clays.
From 1842 to 1924, area claimed for manganese but never exploited, except some trenches.
This locality is actually the Type Locality for nontronite, named for Nontron, situated close to Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière.

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5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
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ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
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ⓘ Nontronite (TL)
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
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ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
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ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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ⓘ 'Wad'
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNontronite (TL)9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
FeIron
Feⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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