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Aragonite from
Cap Ferrat (Cape Ferrat), Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cap Ferrat (Cape Ferrat), Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012265:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBalzi Rossi (Baoussé-Roussé), Ventimiglia, Imperia Province, Liguria, Italy
53.0km (33.0 miles) ⓘRoua Mines (Clue de Roua), Daluis, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘRio Re Bianco, Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘChamois Cave, Castellet-lès-Sausses, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘLes Porres Mine, Les Arcs, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘBandia-Gardetta Plateau, Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘToirano cave system, Toirano, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘTerres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘRio Siogna Mine, Isola Grande, Murialdo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
References
Chambrun de Rosemont (de) A. (1874): Sur la décomposition des dolomies de la côte de Nice sous l'influence des vagues. Bull. Soc. Geol. France, 3ème série, 2, 219-220.
Cloëz S. (1878): Note sur une matière minérale d’apparance vitreuse qui se dépose sur les rochers du littoral de la Méditerranée. Bull. Soc. Geol. France, 3ème série, 6, 84-86.
Tschermak G. (1878): Notizen. Neue Minerale. Pelagosit. Mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 1, 2, 174.
 
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