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Fluorite from
Le Bernardan, Meilhac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


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Fluorite, etc.

Le Bernardan, Meilhac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
01875150017371860843086.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Le Bernardan, Meilhac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Le Bernardan, Meilhac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marcasite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Bernardan, Meilhac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600165:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘLes Redoutières Mine, Chaillac Mines, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘLe Rossignol Mine, Chaillac Mines, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘLe Brugeaud Mine, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘThe Peurot mine, Eguzon, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMontgoury-Baraize mine, Eguzon, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘPont de Mazéras quarry, Folles, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘArdour stream alluvial deposits, Forgefer, Laurière, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘLa Garde (Lagarde), Vaulry Mines, Vaulry, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘLe Fraisse Mine, Razès, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘLa Fosse Profonde (La Poudrière), Vaulry Mines, Vaulry, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
Econ Geol (1997) 92:448-467
 
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