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Glaucophane from
Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France


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Glaucophane

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Glaucophane, etc.

Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Locality type:Point
Classification
Species:Glaucophane
Formula:◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group2
Chloritoid2
Epidote2
Almandine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Glaucophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pointe des Chats, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:243537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:243537:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Glaucophane
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPen Ganol, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPorh Morvil creek alluvials (south-east), Porh Morvil creek, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPorh Morvil creek, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPorh Morvil creek alluvials (west), Porh Morvil creek, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘPorh Giguéou, Locmaria, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLocmaria beach alluvials, Locmaria, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPointe de la Croix (Pointe Surville), Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLes Grands Sables beach alluvials, Les Grands Sables, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLocqueltas-Kermarec, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘStang Nu creek, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Bariand, P., Cesbron, F., Geffroy, J. (n.d.) Les Mineraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations. Editions du BRGM.
 
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