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Chrysocolla from
Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France


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Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
01814870017271999196329.jpg
Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
06744400017271999207490.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
08035670017272733212614.jpg
Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
01814870017271999196329.jpg
Chrysocolla

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
06744400017271999207490.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite10
- var Prixite1
Fluorite7
Cerussite2
Galena2
Quartz2
Kaolinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (34 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:354922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:354922:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘL'Argentolle, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘVoltennes mine, La Petite-Verrière, Lucenay-l'Evêque, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘLa Place mine, Alligny-en-Morvan, Château-Chinon, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘPort Brûlé, La Collancelle, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘCreuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘBouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘMonterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Asselborn, E. (1982) Mine des Molérats à Saint-Prix, Saône-et-Loire. Minéraux et Fossiles, 85, 15-19.
 
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