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Alpe du Grand Serre, La Morte, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Alpe du Grand Serre- not defined -
La MorteCommune
GrenobleArrondissement
IsèreDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 1' 26'' North , 5° 51' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Morte142 (2016)0.9km
Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne569 (2016)3.0km
Séchilienne820 (2016)3.6km
Cholonge245 (2016)4.9km
Lavaldens148 (2016)5.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
229886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229886:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Name(s) in local language(s):
Alpe du Grand Serre, La Morte, Vizille, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France


Mountain in winter game resort with large calcareous veins with pyrite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_du_Grand_Serre
Wikidata ID:Q2839398

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
France

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