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Les Crevasses, Jarrier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Les CrevassesCliff
JarrierCommune
Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneArrondissement
SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 6° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
190682
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190682:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Name(s) in local language(s):
Bois de Sapey ("Les Crevasses"), Jarrier, Vallée de la Maurienne, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France


1) Quartz stringers in the granite, with anatase and brookite.
2) A large vein of barite with old mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
References:
'K Feldspar'
References:
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
References:
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
FFluorine
F Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ce Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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