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Chalcopyrite from
Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
02359040017370613113669.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop, Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560600
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560600:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCorne Rousse, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘEnvers Gorges, Sollières-Sardières, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘLe Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘBessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘRouget Mine, Gravere, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘOuille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘArnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘTesta Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘFalin Lake, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘGrange d'Himbert, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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