Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Quartz Formula: SiO2 Comments: Large groups of well-developed, slender, clear rock crystals of very good luster. Dauphiné habit common. La Gardette is the "type locality" of crystals with lamellar structure as described by Weil (1930, 1931), and the "type locality" of Japan law twins, initially called "La Gardette twins" by Weiss (1829). Habit: Slender crystals, Dauphiné habit common. Colour: Colorless. Quality for species: Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) Significance: Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) Abundance at site: Common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Chalcopyrite 13 Muscovite 2 Native Gold 2 Limonite 1 Malachite 1 Pyrite 1 Tetrahedrite Group 1 Azurite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Quartz data Locality Data: Click here to view La Gardette Mine, Villard-Notre-Dame, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Photo Gallery View Gallery (46 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 233330 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:233330:4 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘ Le Rocher d'Armentier, La Garde, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘ La Rampe des Commères, Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘ La Balme d'Auris, Auris, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘ Virage No. 11, L'Alpe d'Huez, Huez, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘ Lignarre Valley, Ornon, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘ Rif Fournel, Le Freney-d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘ Hercules vein, Oulles mines, Oulles, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘ Cime du Cornillon, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘ Black and Besson Lakes area, L'Alpe d'Huez, Huez, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘ Trouée des Fées, Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France References Year ⬇ Author Title Publisher
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La Gardette Mine, Villard-Notre-Dame, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France