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Cassiterite from
Allondon river plain, Dardagny-Russin, Geneva, Switzerland


Locality type:Alluvial Deposit
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Colour:black, red
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allondon river plain, Dardagny-Russin, Geneva, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:417251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:417251:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
47.0km (29.2 miles) Boiron River, Yens, Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
48.2km (29.9 miles) Bourbou karst spring, Neuville-sur-Ain, Nantua, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
63.1km (39.2 miles) Viriat quarry (Buyat quarry), Viriat, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
66.6km (41.4 miles) Marcieux quarry, Marcieux, Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
67.2km (41.7 miles) Courdan gravel pit, Murs-et-Gélignieux, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
68.8km (42.7 miles) Jayat quarry, Jayat, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
70.6km (43.9 miles) Cordon quarry, Brégnier-Cordon, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
70.9km (44.0 miles) Reyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
74.0km (46.0 miles) Loyettes quarry, Loyettes, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
79.0km (49.1 miles) Tignieu quarry, Tignieu-Jameyzieu, La Tour-du-Pin, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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