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Phengite from
Roche Noire west slope, Ceillac, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Phengite
Formula:KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phengite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roche Noire west slope, Ceillac, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1027696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1027696:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phengite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLe Raux outcrop, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘRiou du Rocher Long, Molines-en-Queyras, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘRefuge Napoléon, Molines-en-Queyras, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBals outcrop, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘRefuge du Viso outcrop, Abriès-Ristolas, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘCroce del Puy outcrop, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘVallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘLago Chiaretto omphacite outcrop, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘColletto Fiorenza, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘMorelli outcrop, Elva, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Mevel, C., and Kienast, J.R. (1980) Chromian jadeite, phengite, pumpellyite, and lawsonite in a high-pressure metamorphosed gabbro from the French Alps. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (332), 979-984.
 
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