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Blanchet lakes, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
Regional Level Types
Blanchet lakesGroup of Lakes
Saint-VéranCommune
BriançonArrondissement
Hautes-AlpesDepartment
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 39' 50'' North , 6° 57' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Area:
4.0 km2
Type:
Group of Lakes
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maddalena120 (2014)7.7km
Saint-Véran286 (2016)7.7km
Pontechianale208 (2012)7.9km
Molines-en-Queyras347 (2016)11.2km
Ceillac303 (2016)13.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
54646
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54646:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lacs Blanchet, Saint-Véran, Arrondissement de Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Quartz and albite veins in "green stones" (meta-ophiolites).

Minerals self collected by S. MAURY - 2016.

The presence of veins with milky quartz crystals on the western slope of Rocca Bianca is reported by Piccoli (2002).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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