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Puy de Lassolas, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Puy de Lassolas | Volcano (Extinct) |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | Commune |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Arrondissement |
| Puy-de-Dôme | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 42' 39'' North , 2° 57' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Volcano (Extinct) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nébouzat | 673 (2016) | 4.1km |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 2,907 (2016) | 4.8km |
| Aurières | 292 (2016) | 5.1km |
| Aydat | 1,714 (2016) | 5.7km |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Orcival | 431 (2016) | 7.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Puy de Lassolas, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Extinct volcano (1187 m asl). "Lassolatite" is a fibrous, silky variety of opal that occurs in/on the pyroxenic scoria, and is named after the volcano (Mboungo-Kongo, 2002).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Puy-de-Dôme
- Chaȋne des Puys Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
- Volcanos of Auvergne Regional Natural ParkProtected Area
- Puy-de-Dôme
- ⭔AuvergneRegion
- Massif CentralHighland Region
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