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Crichtonite from
Chalet de La Fée, Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Crichtonite
Formula:Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Comments:Crichtonite is reported from this locality (Vein 2011). Mght be dessauite-(Y). Without analysis it is recommended that the crichtonites from this are ais labelled as "Crichtonite Group" (Meisser 2011)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Crichtonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chalet de La Fée, Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1649882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1649882:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Crichtonite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘPlan-du-Lac, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘMont Rond, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘSignols Quarries, Signols, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘLes Tribunes, Épierre, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘLa Balme peak, Argentine, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘPetit Château, Celliers, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘGrand Château, Celliers, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘMont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Vein, Serge (2011) Des crichtonites à Mont-de-Lans, Oisans, Isère [Crichtonites in Mont-de-Lans, Oisans, Isère]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (102). 41-44
Meisser, Nicolas (2011) Une plongée dans les crichtonites de Mont-de -Lans et découverte de la première dessauite-(Y) en France [A dive into the crichtonites of Mont-de-Lans and discovery of the first dessauite-(Y) in France]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (102). 45-47
 
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