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Limestone from
Chamois Cave, Castellet-lès-Sausses, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Cavern
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chamois Cave, Castellet-lès-Sausses, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1969152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1969152:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘRaganeous Cave, Saint-Benoît, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘMescla Cave, Malaussène, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘGuano Cave, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘBrocan Lake, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘChiotas Reservoir, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘChiot Pamparà, Demonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘMonte Cerello Mine, Acceglio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘCarbocalcio Quarry (Marmorea Quarry; San Lorenzo quarry), San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘRocca Speron ("Desertetto"), San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘMartino Quarry (Donne Quarry), Dronero, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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