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Brochantite from
Les Turcs vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


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Brochantite, etc.

Les Turcs vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
01955150017364173851599.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Les Turcs vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Brochantite, etc.

Les Turcs vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite2
Schulenbergite1
Serpierite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Les Turcs vein, Orpierre mines, Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:984095
Long-form Identifier:1:3:984095:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘSaléon mine, Saléon, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘLa Treille mine, Savines-le-Lac, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘLe Pendillon mine, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘPinatelle ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘPierre Plate mine, Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘBousiéyas, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘPont-Haut, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘPont des Roberts, Guillaumes, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
95.7km (59.4 miles) ⓘLe Rivet, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘLiouc, Daluis, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Jean-Luc Portes Collection
 
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