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Piste Bleu, Super-Besse ski resort, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Piste BleuOutcrop
Super-Besse ski resortConstruction Site
Besse-et-Saint-AnastaiseCommune
IssoireArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 2° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
446707
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:446707:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Minerals found in boulder lying on the ground a few meters from the start of the Bleu piste ski lift.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluoro-edenite
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
ⓘ Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘFluoro-edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
ⓘFluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Oⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Fⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Mgⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Alⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Siⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
KPotassium
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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