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Sapphire from
La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Sapphire

La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683446
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683446:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLa Garde d’Ours, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLatour brook alluvial deposits, Coubon, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFarnier stream alluvial deposits, Ours, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTaulhac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLoire river alluvial deposits, Brives-Charensac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘTaulhac stream alluvial deposits, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCharentus, Coubon, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘRiou stream alluvial deposits, Le Riou, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘRiou des Brus alluvial deposits, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘLa Boriette, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Gonnard, Ferdinand (1910) Sur les gisements gemmifères du Velay et de la basse Auvergne, leur distribution géographique dans ces deux régions et leurs rapports au point de vue des associations minérales qu'ils renferment. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 33 (3). 152-161 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1910.3420
 
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