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Quartz from
Mortagne stream alluvial deposits, La Tour-d'Auvergne, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Alluvials
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mortagne stream alluvial deposits, La Tour-d'Auvergne, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439478:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘGagne stream alluvial deposits, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘDordogne river alluvial deposits, Avèze, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘLa Panouille stream alluvial deposits, La Vialolle, Labessette, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMont-Dore Volcanic Field (Mont-Dore volcanic province), Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLa Vialolle, Labessette, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘMortagne stream alluvial deposits, La Guinguette, Singles, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘChareire stream alluvial deposits, Chareire, Picherande, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘFondain stream alluvial deposits, Laqueuille, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘVarazennes forest, Larodde, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Périnet, François (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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