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Belledonne Massif, Arvillard, ChambÃĐry, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Belledonne MassifMassif
ArvillardCommune
ChambÃĐryArrondissement
SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-RhÃīne-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:
~7km
GRN:
N31E04
Type:
Massif
KÃķppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
435651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435651:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Massif de Belledonne, Arvillard, ChambÃĐry, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine		9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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France

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References

MÃĐnot, RenÃĐ-Pierre (1988) The geology of the Belledonne massif: an overview (external crystalline massifs of the Western Alps). Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, Bulletin Suisse de minÃĐralogie et pÃĐtrographie, 68(3), 531-542.
FrÃĐville, KÃĐvin, Trap, Pierre, Faure, Michel, Melleton, JÃĐrÃĐmie, Li, Xian-Hua, Lin, Wei, Blein, Olivier, Bruguier, Olivier, Poujol, Marc (2018) Structural, metamorphic and geochronological insights on the Variscan evolution of the Alpine basement in the Belledonne Massif (France) Tectonophysics, 726. 14-42 doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2018.01.017
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