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Gypsum from
Les Maraichères quarry, Bouguenais, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France


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Gypsum

Les Maraichères quarry, Bouguenais, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Gypsum

Les Maraichères quarry, Bouguenais, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Gypsum

Les Maraichères quarry, Bouguenais, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite2
Baryte1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Maraichères quarry, Bouguenais, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1985295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1985295:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘMiséri (Miséry) quarry, Chantenay, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘLe Chêne Vert, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSmelter slag locality, Couëron, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘL'Ecarpière, Gétigné, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘBel Air Mine, La Chapelle-Largeau, Mauléon, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘSalt marshes, Batz-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘLa Commanderie mine, Le Temple, Mauléon, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘLa Mine d'Or beach alluvial deposits, Penestin, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Alain Guillet collectionIdentified by Alain Guillet: Visual Identification
 
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