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Le Capucin, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Le CapucinDome
Mont-DoreCommune
IssoireArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 33' 39'' North , 2° 48' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mont-Dore1,787 (2017)1.2km
La Bourboule2,162 (2016)5.8km
Chambon-sur-Lac392 (2016)7.5km
La Tour-d’Auvergne810 (2016)9.3km
Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne1,104 (2016)10.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
123571
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123571:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Le Capucin, Mont-Dore, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Trachy-andesitic dome on the crest west of the Dordogne River.
Contains two types of enclaves: mafic enclaves, and thermometamorphosed crustal enclaves.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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EuropeContinent
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