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Chromite from
Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950146
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950146:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
10.6km (6.6 miles) Monte Corbiuon, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
11.1km (6.9 miles) Cima Saurel, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
11.8km (7.3 miles) Chenaillet Pass (Col du Chenaillet), Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
11.9km (7.4 miles) Replatte du Gondran, Montgenèvre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
20.0km (12.4 miles) Roche Noire west slope, Ceillac, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
30.5km (18.9 miles) Passo Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
63.2km (39.3 miles) Calvo Mt. magnesite quarries (Caselette magnesite quarries), Caselette, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
63.5km (39.4 miles) Colle Portia (Colle della Portia), Val della Torre, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
64.5km (40.1 miles) Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
77.4km (48.1 miles) Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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