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Name and first discovery: Named after a French town near the type locality. First described in 1852.
Chemism:
Synonyms: calcouranite, uranite
Varieties:
Abbreviation: Aut
Famous locations
(TL) Type locality (analysis) Chemical element distribution, see above
France
(TL) Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne, Autun, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Les Oudots Quarry, Charolles, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Margnac Mine, Compreignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Le Boucheron, Davignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Altier, Mende, Occitania, France
Margabal Mine, Rodez, Occitania, France
Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Australia
Mount Painter, Arkaroola, South Australia, Australia
Brazil
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
São Pedro Claim, Malacacheta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
China
Nanjingqiao U Deposit, Pingjiang County, Hunan, China
Quanzhou County, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Germany
Heilmann Quarry, Kirchberg, Saxony, Germany
Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Saxony, Germany
Grube Himmelfahrt, Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany
Krunkelbach Valley, Menzenschwand, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Italy
Montefallonio Prospect, Peveragno, Piedmont, Italy
Pakistan
Nyet Bruk, Braldu Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Portugal
Infesta Mine, Viariz, Porto, Portugal
Assunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Viseu, Portugal
Pinhal do Souto Mine, Tragos, Viseu, Portugal
Spain
Albuquerque Batholith, Tres Arroyos, Extremadura, Spain
Czech Republic
Kladská, Mariánské LáznÄ›, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
USA
Daybreak Mine, Mount Kit Carson, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Literature
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1952). Dana's system of mineralogy. GeologiskaFöreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 74(2), 218-219.