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Staurolite from
Pointe du Van, Cléden-Cap-Sizun, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France


Classification
Species:Staurolite
Formula:Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Staurolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pointe du Van, Cléden-Cap-Sizun, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1220712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1220712:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Staurolite
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘPorz Liogan beach alluvials, Porz Liogan, Le Conquet, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘTrégana beach alluvials, Trégana, Locmaria-Plouzané, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘBlancs Sablons beach alluvials, Le Conquet, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘRuscumunoc beach alluvial deposits, Ruscumunoc, Plouarzel, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘPorz Tévigné beach alluvials, Toul an Dour, Plouarzel, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘPorscuidic beach alluvials, Plouarzel, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘLandrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘPont Quéau, Plogonnec, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘBeg ar Groas beach alluvials, Porscav, Lampaul-Plouarzel, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘRocher du Crapaud beach alluvials, Lanildut, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
References
Barrière, M., Chauris, L., Fouquet, Y., Guilcher, A., Lefort, J.-P., Pelhate, A. (1985): Notice explicative de la feuille Pointe du Raz à 1/50000, B.R.G.M., Editions du Service géologique national, p. 6.
 
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