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


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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyroxene Group, etc.

Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Pyroxene Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:ADSi2O6
Comments:This is either enstatite or diopside.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Biotite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyroxene Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249504:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyroxene Group
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘBois du Loup, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘTennis court outcrop, Murol, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘPuy de Lassolas, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘSioule river alluvial deposits, Le Glavin, Olby, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘBoulade stream alluvial deposits, Issoire, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘPuy de Ténuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMars stream alluvial deposits, Anglards-de-Salers, Salers, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘLimagne Basin, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘMenat-Malmouche Maars, Saint-Angel, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘCère stream alluvial deposits, Thiézac, Aurillac, Cantal, 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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