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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Terres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Terres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774262:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘPinatelle ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘRiou Bourdoux ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘLa Chagne, Guillestre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘVallone di Elva Mine (Vallone dell'Elva Mine), Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘMerlier Mine, Isola, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘQuagna Mine, Monterosso Grana, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘAsta Mine (Cima d'Asta Mine), Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘLe Fournel vein, L'Argentière-la-Bessée, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘMeollion outcrop, Champoléon, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
De Ascenção Guedes, Roger (2011) Echos de la Minéralogie français. Le cuivre de Terres Plaines (Alpes-de-haute-Provence) [Echoes of French Mineralogy. Copper from Terre Plaines (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (101). 35
"Découverte d'une minéralisation cuprifère dans le vallon de Terres Plaine, près de Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence" - FOURCAULT J-M. (2011) La Revue des Micromonteurs n°15 - Association "Micromonteurs"
 
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