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Quartz from
Chastillon Valley, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anatase3
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chastillon Valley, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426666
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426666:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMerlier Mine, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘTigello (Tigelle), Sorbière, Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘPiana del Valasco, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘRocca Soprana di San Giovanni, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSalèse, Le Boréon, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMonte Matto, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMillefonts, Col Ferrière, Valdeblore, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘCima del Piano della Casa, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘLes Tiecs path, Roure, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘLes Ransès ravine, Roure, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
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