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Prehnite from
Crête de Chouchar, Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crête de Chouchar, Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1494840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1494840:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMonte Gimont east slope (Grand Charvia east slope), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGrand Charvia west slope, Montgenèvre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘChenaillet Pass (Col du Chenaillet), Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRocher de l'Aigle, Montgenèvre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘChenaillet southeast slope, Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘColette Verte (Collet Vert; Colletto Verde), Montgenèvre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMont de la Plane northeast slope, Claviere, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMont de la Plane west slope, Montgenèvre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPunta Rascià, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMalzas Mine, Perrero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Bertrand, J., Dietrich, V., Nievergelt, P., and Vuagnat, M. (1987) Comparative major and trace element geochemistry of gabbroic and volcanic rock sequences, Montgenèvre ophiolite, Western Alps. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 147-169
 
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