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Almandine from
Durance river alluvial deposits, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


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Almandine

Durance river alluvial deposits, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Almandine

Durance river alluvial deposits, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Almandine

Durance river alluvial deposits, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Durance river alluvial deposits, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1235836
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1235836:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘCap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘNorth mine, Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘSerevengude ravine, Collobrières, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘVaubarnier mine, Collobrières, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘLa Rouvière brook, Le Lavandou, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘRossignol point, Le Lavandou, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘCap Nègre, Le Lavandou, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘEcuelle point, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘCanadel Pass, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Périnet F. (2018) La Durance, Minéraux du Groupe du Platine, autres minéraux et composants lourds des alluvions. AFM - Le Cahier des Micromonteurs n°140 2-2018
 
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