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Chalcopyrite from
Aiguille du Gouter, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aiguille du Gouter, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:918872
Long-form Identifier:1:3:918872:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMiage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘLes Montées Pélissier, Les Houches, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘVallée des Glaciers, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘAiguille de l'A Neuve, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘPromise Mine (La Promise Mine; Biolley Mine), La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTré les Eaux, Vallorcine, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘInvernet glacier, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘMont Orfeuille, Arvier, Aosta Valley, Italy
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘL'Ami mine, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘMenouve Valley, Etroubles, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Gramblička, Roman (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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