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Calcite from
Le Portalet, Orny glacier, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Portalet, Orny glacier, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:951781
Long-form Identifier:1:3:951781:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.5km (2.8 miles) Aiguille du Tour Noir, Catchment basin of Argentière, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.8km (3.0 miles) Aiguille de l'A Neuve, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
8.0km (5.0 miles) Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
8.0km (5.0 miles) East slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
8.0km (5.0 miles) North slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
9.7km (6.0 miles) Les Valettes, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
11.0km (6.8 miles) Talèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.2km (6.9 miles) Six Blanc, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
11.3km (7.0 miles) Aiguille de Talèfre southeast slope, Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
11.3km (7.0 miles) Chez Larze, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
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