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Quartz from
Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Smoky Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04229350017272285417191.jpg
Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03953910017272285537924.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
08416460017369649945589.jpg
Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
02826800017272285566611.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03953910017272285537924.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Smoky Quartz

Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007396
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007396:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘAiguille du Tacul, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLeschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMoraine, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAiguille de Pierre Joseph, Talèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘTalèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘAiguilles Marbrées, Rochefort-Grandes Jorasses-Leschaux Ridge, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘRochefort Glacier, Rochefort-Grandes Jorasses-Leschaux Ridge, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘAiguille de Talèfre, Talèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘAiguille de Talèfre southeast slope, Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGéant glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
(n.d.) Egil Hollund collection.
Cathelineau, Michel, Peiffert, Chantal (2024) Al-Rich Titanites from Mont Blanc Alpine Fissures: Evidence of Ti-Nb-Y-REE Mobility during Water–Rock Interactions. Crystals, 14 (5) doi:10.3390/cryst14050472
 
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