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Poigny quarry, Sainte-Colombe, Provins, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, Francei
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Poigny quarryQuarry
Sainte-ColombeCommune
ProvinsArrondissement
Seine-et-MarneDepartment
Ile-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 32' 11'' North , 3° 16' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.53663,3.27152
GeoHash:
G#: u0dk47y4r
GRN:
N33E02
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Poigny452 (2016)1.0km
Sainte-Colombe1,859 (2016)1.4km
Provins12,685 (2016)2.6km
Longueville1,862 (2016)3.0km
Chalautre-la-Petite635 (2016)3.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
306415
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306415:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3a65fb6f-a367-44c9-b2f2-42f5e70de466


"(Coming from Provins). South of this city on the D1 and immediately turn right. Close to the cemetery, there is a quarry with halloysite (lamellar silicate related to kaolinite) and kaolinite." [Belot, 1978]

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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References

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
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