Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Argentière Glacier | Glacier |
| Chamonix | Village |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | Commune |
| Bonneville | Arrondissement |
| Haute-Savoie | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 56' 17'' North , 7° 0' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Le glacier d'Argentière, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, arrondissement de Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
"(Coming from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc). Close to the glacier, on the 'crête de Charlet-Straton' ['Charlet-Straton ridge'] there is albite, chlorite, fluorite, epidote, and colourless and smoky quartz.
In the granites of the 'crête de la Tour Noire' ['Tour Noire ridge'] [https://www.mindat.org/loc-268244.html], there is albite, aragonite, calcite, and quartz.
At the 'Pointe des Améthystes', there is amethyst, albite, ankerite, hematite, and smoky quartz." [Belot, 1978]
In 2008, the commune of Chamonix has released new rules for mineral collecting; a permit has to be obtained at the mayor's office (Lapis 34 (2009) p. 5).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: Hamza Ilhan Sito CollectionIdentified by Hamza Ilhan Sito: Visual Identification |
| ✪ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Normal habit, macromosaic quartz, smoky, sometimes as gwindels. Colour: smoky brown References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
- Mont Blanc MassifMassif
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France