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Ilmenite from
Pied Pain quarry, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pied Pain quarry, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:842833
Long-form Identifier:1:3:842833:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘLe Pont du Cens, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘLa Saulzinière beach alluvials, La Plaine-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘLa Source beach alluvials, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘLa Pierre Attelée beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘLa Roussellerie beach alluvial deposits, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘL’Ermitage beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘLa Courance beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘLe Pointeau beach alluvials, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘRocher Sainte-Véronique beach alluvial deposits, Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘVille-ès-Martin beach alluvial deposits, Ville-ès-Martin, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
References
LACROIX A: Mineralogie de la France et de ses territoires d'outre-mer 1963
 
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