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Pyromorphite from
Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Pyromorphite, etc.

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyromorphite

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Plumbogummite4
Hinsdalite2
Torbernite1
Stolzite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218333
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218333:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLe Mazet vein no. 1, Le Mazet, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘLes Roberts, Blot-l'Église, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLes Méritis, Blot-l'Église, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘMontalimbert mine, Saint-Hilaire, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘPranal, Bromont-Lamothe, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘRosiers Mine (Le Rozier Mine; Le Rosier Mine), Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘRoure, Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘBancherelle Mine, Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘEtang de Reliez, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
G. Aubert : "Les coupoles granitiques de Montebras et d'Echassières (Massif Central Français) et la genèse de leur minéralisations (BRGM, 1969)
 
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