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Fluorite from
Les Droites (north face), Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
07861070017272021853693.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04575290017362386305808.jpg
Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03448400017272021728972.jpg
Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
00914000017272021758692.jpg
Fluorite

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
07861070017272021853693.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Les Droites, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Plate 40 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017]
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz30
- var Smoky Quartz14
Albite7
Chlorite Group1
Orthoclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Droites (north face), Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (34 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27787
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27787:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAiguille Verte, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘArgentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘTalèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘPointe du Domino, Pré de Bar Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘPointe Kurz, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘAiguille de Talèfre southeast slope, Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘTour Noir, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘAiguille de l'A Neuve, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘCatchment basin of Argentière, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘTriolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
extraLapis No. 4 (1993), pp. 46-53
Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science.pp.112-113
Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons, Classics, and Contemporary Masterpieces of Mineralogy. The Mineralogical Record Supplement Vol. 38 (1-S) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.pp.62-63
 
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