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Brookite from
La Lande quarry, Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Habit:Tabular prism
Colour:Brown
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anatase5
Apatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brookite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Lande quarry, Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204124:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite
30.9km (19.2 miles) La Villeder, Le Roc Saint-André, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
38.6km (24.0 miles) Gâvres beach alluvial deposits, Port-Louis, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
41.2km (25.6 miles) Trévenaste beach alluvials, Sarzeau, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
42.3km (26.3 miles) Bellevue Quarry, Saint-Gelven, Bon Repos sur Blavet, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
45.8km (28.4 miles) Cromenac'h beach alluvials (Cromenac'h West), Ambon, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
46.1km (28.7 miles) Bétahon beach alluvials (Cromenac'h East), Ambon, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
69.9km (43.4 miles) Castel-Ruphel Quarry (ex Roudouallec), Saint-Goazec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
75.2km (46.8 miles) Pont-Kerlann stream alluvial deposits, Trégourez, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
75.4km (46.9 miles) Plessis quarry, Laz, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
95.8km (59.5 miles) Ménez Kerest quarry (Miné Kerrest quarry), Lopérec, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
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