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Pitchblende from
Pelletier vein, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Uraninite var: Pitchblende
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitchblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pelletier vein, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:260245
Long-form Identifier:1:3:260245:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘGourniaud Mine, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘGimel vein, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘRoffin Mine, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBancherelle Mine, Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘLes Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘCharrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘLagadaillère Mine (BN10), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘLe Poyet, Ambert, Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘChaméane Uranium Deposit, Le Vernet-Chaméane, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘLiauzun, Olloix, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
J. Chervet, G. Branche : "Contribution à l'étude des minéraux secondaires d'uranium français", ENSP Nancy, 1955
 
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