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Sillimanite from
Boulade stream alluvial deposits, Issoire, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Alluvials
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boulade stream alluvial deposits, Issoire, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1371917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1371917:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMarcillat stream alluvial deposits, Billom, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘFrédet stream alluvial deposits, Boissières, Murol, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘSioule river alluvial deposits, Ribeyre, Vernines, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘCoste-Cirgues stream alluvial deposits, Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘCherlet stream alluvial deposits, Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘDintillat stream alluvial deposits, Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘLa Borie stream alluvial deposits, Champlong, Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘSénouire river alluvial deposits, Frugières-le-Pin, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘTrinité stream alluvial deposits, Bousseyrolles, Vals-le-Chastel, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘBartaillat stream alluvial deposits, Tapon, Vieille-Brioude, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
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