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Fluorite from
Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


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Fluorite, etc.

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
02349050017272078582155.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
02363380017272078596179.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorite, etc.

Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Pyrite3
Anatase2
Monazite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:704284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:704284:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘLa Chèze quarry, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘFanay Mine, Saint-Sylvestre, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMargnac Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMargnac II Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘLe Fraisse Mine, Razès, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘPuy Pelat Quarry, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘVénachat, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘArdour stream alluvial deposits, Forgefer, Laurière, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘLe Brugeaud Mine, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘPont de Mazéras quarry, Folles, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
Boisson, Jean-Marie, Leconte, Jean (2011) Echos de la minéralogie française. La monazite-(Ce) de la carrière de nouaillas, Ambazac (Haute Vienne) [Echoes of French mineralogy. Monazite-(Ce) from the Nouaillas quarry, Ambazac (Haute Vienne)]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (97). 37
 
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