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Calcite from
Vicat sand pit, Barraux, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Calcite

Vicat sand pit, Barraux, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Calcite

Vicat sand pit, Barraux, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Calcite

Vicat sand pit, Barraux, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vicat sand pit, Barraux, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1269525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269525:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘMont Rond, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘLa Grande Léchère, Montgellafrey, Saint-François-Longchamp, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘLe Penay, Épierre, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘPetit Jet, Épierre, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘCelliers glacier, Celliers, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘEntre Deux Roches, Celliers, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘLe Bois Feuillet vein, Jarrier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘLe Rocheray vein, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘLes Chalanches Mine, Allemond, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘEcuelle mine, Allemond, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Raymond Dedeyne collection
 
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