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Corundum from
Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Sapphire

Breuil stream alluvial deposits, Cougeac, Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Breuil stream alluvial deposits, Cougeac, Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Breuil stream alluvial deposits, Cougeac, Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004558:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Corundum in this Region
Breuil stream alluvial deposits, Cougeac, Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBreuil stream alluvial deposits, Cougeac, Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘChalon stream alluvial deposits, Le Moulin de Blanzac, Blanzac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBreuil stream alluvial deposits, Azanières, Blanzac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCommunac stream alluvial deposits, Rochelimagne, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘChalon stream alluvial deposits, Chanceaux, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBilhac, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘLes Estreys, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘLa Boriette, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCroix-de-la-Paille, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Gonnard, Ferdinand (1910) Sur les gisements gemmifères du Velay et de la basse Auvergne, leur distribution géographique dans ces deux régions et leurs rapports au point de vue des associations minérales qu'ils renferment. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 33 (3). 152-161 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1910.3420
 
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