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Sapphire from
Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sapphire

Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Volcanic Cone
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 Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707789:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘDolaison stream alluvial deposits, Vals-près-le-Puy, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRiou des Brus alluvial deposits, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRiou Pezzouliou alluvial deposits, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCroix-de-la-Paille, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRiou stream alluvial deposits, Le Riou, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘTaulhac stream alluvial deposits, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘLa Boriette, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘTaulhac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘFarnier stream alluvial deposits, Ours, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
GIROD, M., BOUILLER, R., Notice de la carte géologique du Puy-en-Velay
 
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