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Black and Besson Lakes area, L'Alpe d'Huez, Huez, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Black and Besson Lakes areaOccurrence
L'Alpe d'HuezAlpine Pasture
HuezCommune
GrenobleArrondissement
IsèreDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 6' 58'' North , 6° 5' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
OZ-Station250 (2016)1.9km
Oz198 (2016)3.8km
Huez1,795 (2016)4.3km
Allemond827 (2016)4.5km
Vaujany333 (2016)4.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
422166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422166:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Numberous quartz vein in this area with crystallised quartz and TiO2 minerals.
Less far from the lakes some veins contain baryte, chalcopyrite and malachite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
AlAluminium
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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