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Kersy Forest, Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Kersy ForestForest
Bonneval-TarentaiseCommune (Former)
La LéchèreCommune
AlbertvilleArrondissement
SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 31' 51'' North , 6° 27' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
233558
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233558:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Bois Kersy, Bonneval-Tarentaise, Massif de La Lauzière, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France


New occurrence for spectacular bazzite specimens found in narrow Alpine clefts associated with a leptynitic level in paragneiss of the Lauzière Massif.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Bazzite
Formula: Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Thortveitite
Formula: Sc2Si2O7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Thortveitite9.BC.05Sc2Si2O7
Bazzite9.CJ.05Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'K Feldspar'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ScScandium
Sc BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Sc ThortveititeSc2Si2O7
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2

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