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Zircon from
Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
02718010017272027768206.jpg
Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
07468300017272079882274.jpg
Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
09613000017272079884028.jpg
Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Zircon

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluoro-edenite2
Enstatite1
Apatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:248408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:248408:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMont-Dore Volcanic Field (Mont-Dore volcanic province), Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘRavin des Chèvres (Rivaux Grands), Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘLe Capucin, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGagne stream alluvial deposits, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘChareire stream alluvial deposits, Chareire, Picherande, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘRavin des Egravats, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘNeuffonds stream alluvial deposits, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘBois du Loup, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSuper-Besse ski resort, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘCharlannes, La Bourboule, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Designolle, J.L. (1996). Massif du Sancy (Puy de Dôme). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, (4), 8-9.
 
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