Special Issue L’Ambre
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This article has an erratum: [https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2021010]


Table 1

List of Provence amber-bearing sites visited and sampled with indication of age, location and studied material status. MNHN: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris; MHNA: Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle d’Aix-en-Provence; UP: University of Poitiers; PC: private collection.

Amber-bearing sites
Number in Figure 1b
Age Location by Wgs 84 coordinate system Status
1. Piolenc Santonian
   1a. Quartier Saint Louis quarry 44°11’08.8"N, 4°46’00.3"E MNHN-PC
   1b. “Montée des Béziers” 44°11’02.1"N, 4°45’49.6"E PC
2. Bédoin Late Albian 44°07’36.1"N, 5°11’35.3"E MNHN-PC
3. Salignac
   3a. Les Coignets Upper Aptian 44°10’40.0"N 5°59’17.9"E MNHN-PC
   3b. Les Coulets Upper Albian 44°10’34.6"N 5°59’29.9"E MNHN
4. Aubignosc Upper Albian 44°06’59.8"N, 5°57’54.4"E MNHN-PC
6. Martigues north Upper Campanian 43°25’31.7"N, 5°02’24.3"E MHNA
7. Martigues-La Mède Santonian 43°23’57.1"N, 5°04’26.9"E MNHN
8. Carry-le-Rouet Aquitanian 43°19’40.6"N, 5°09’35.6"E MNHN-PC
9. Ensuès-la-Redonne Santonian
   9a. Calanque des Anthénors 43°19’52.5"N, 5°12’13.2"E MNHN-PC
   9b. Calanque des Figuières 43°19’50.1"N, 5°12’27.2"E UP
10. Venelles Upper Oligocene 43°35’53.6"N, 5°29’32.8"E MHNA
11. Belcodène Santonian 43°24’34.0"N, 5°34’46.0"E MHNA-PC
12. Plan d’Aups Santonian
   12a. La Brasque 43°19’24.9"N, 5°42’23.2"E MNHN-PC
   12b. Dowtown 43°21’06.2"N, 5°51’15.8"E PC
13. Mazaugues Santonian
   13a. Equireuil Quarry 43°21’39.6"N, 5°57’23.8"E MNHN-PC
   13b. Glacières de Pivaut 43°21’12.5"N, 5°51’14.2"E MNHN-PC

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