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Uraninite from
La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


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Uraninite, etc.

Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Pitchblende

Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Uraninite, etc.

Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Pitchblende

Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Uraninite, etc.

Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Pitchblende

Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gummite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:112059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:112059:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Uraninite in this Region
Henriette Mine, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Marcillac, La Vielle Crouzille, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘMargnac Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMargnac II Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘFanay Mine, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘVénachat, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLe Fraisse Mine, Razès, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMine Bellezane, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘLe Brugeaud Mine, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘVarnat, Saint-Amand-Magnazeix, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘLe Bernardan, Meilhac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘMontagaud U deposit, Roches, Guéret, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
 
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