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Rutile from
Ménez Kerest quarry (Miné Kerrest quarry), Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France


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Rutile

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Rutile

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Rutile, etc.

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Rutile

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Rutile

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
00386400017272327263484.jpg
Rutile, etc.

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
06493890017272327252180.jpg
Rutile

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
08278070017272327256314.jpg
Rutile

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
00386400017272327263484.jpg
Rutile, etc.

Ménez Kerest quarry, Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ménez Kerest quarry (Miné Kerrest quarry), Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1694893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1694893:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCroix cassée quarry (Tuchenn Kador quarry), Sizun, Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany, France
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘLandrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘCléguériou, Logonna-Daoulas, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPlessis quarry, Laz, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘPointe du Château (le Château), Logonna-Daoulas, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘMénez Goaillou pegmatite quarries, Coray, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘCastel-Ruphel Quarry (ex Roudouallec), Saint-Goazec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘPont-Ar-C'hleudic stream alluvial deposits, Quilien, Tourch, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘJarlot stream alluvial deposits, Plourin-lès-Morlaix, Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany, France
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘConveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Michel Bocianowski collectionIdentification: Visual Identification
 
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