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Almandine from
Pointe du Payré, Jard-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France


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Almandine

Pointe du Payré, Jard-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
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Almandine

Pointe du Payré, Jard-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
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Almandine

Pointe du Payré, Jard-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:A lot of almandine garnets in micaschists.
Colour:red-brown
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pointe du Payré, Jard-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:928874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:928874:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘPied Pain quarry, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘLa Compointrie, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘMiséri (Miséry) quarry, Chantenay, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
90.2km (56.1 miles) ⓘBarbin quarry, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘLe Pont du Cens, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘPetit-Port, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘChamp de Manoeuvres quarry, Petit-Port, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘGesvres river, La Jonelière, Nantes, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘLe Haut-Cormier, Orvault, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘLa Grée, Orvault, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
References
John BRUNET collection
 
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