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| Species: | Aragonite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Nice crystalline sprays on a gossanny matrix, purchased from Isis Minerals, July 10th 2005.
The aragonites are on puzzolana. |
| Habit: | Sprays of thin crystals. |
| Colour: | White |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 26 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aragonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gergovie, La Roche-Blanche, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (30 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 313084 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:313084:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite |
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| 5.4km (3.4 miles) | ⓘPuy de Marmant, Veyre-Monton, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 14.7km (9.1 miles) | ⓘBasalt quarry, Châteaugay, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘMineral spring, Saint-Nectaire, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 19.0km (11.8 miles) | ⓘRoca-Neyra, Perrier, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 19.9km (12.3 miles) | ⓘPuy de Ténuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 24.5km (15.3 miles) | ⓘBusséol quarry (Bussiole quarry; Pic de la Garde quarry), Saint-Jean-des-Ollières, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 39.1km (24.3 miles) | ⓘBasalt quarry, Chastreix, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 51.9km (32.2 miles) | ⓘFournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 71.4km (44.4 miles) | ⓘN122 road cut, La Grange de Ganilh, Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 72.5km (45.0 miles) | ⓘLe puy du cheval, Montvicq, Montluçon, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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Gergovie, La Roche-Blanche, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France