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Dolomite from
Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
- var Smoky Quartz2
Fluorite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1947989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1947989:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘSix Blanc, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMiage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘLes Petits Perrons, La Creusaz, Les Marécottes, Salvan, Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘLa Grande Ecaille, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘVariney quarry, Gignod, Aosta Valley, Italy
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘVallée des Glaciers, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘSalt mine, Bex, Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘCignana Lake (Tsignanaz Lake), Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘMarmore stream, Torgnon, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Hamza Ilhan Sito CollectionIdentified by Hamza Ilhan Sito: Visual Identification
 
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