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Gypsum from
Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France


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Gypsum

Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Gypsum

Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Gypsum

Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:365476
Long-form Identifier:1:3:365476:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘBas-Vallon, L'Hermitage-Lorge, Plœuc-L'Hermitage, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘLe Stang quarry, Guilligomarc'h, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘLa Fonderie slag locality, Poullaouen, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘLa Lande quarry, Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘSaint-Jean-du-Doigt beach alluvials, Saint-Jean-du-Doigt, Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany, France
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘBrouel, Ile-aux-Moines, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘTaillefer point, Le Palais, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘLa Mine d'Or beach alluvial deposits, Penestin, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Inventaire minéralogique de la France No5, Côtes-d'Armor, Pierrot/Chauris/Laforet 1975
 
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