| Locality type: | Glacier |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Habit: | Normal habit, macromosaic quartz, smoky, sometimes as gwindels. |
| Colour: | smoky brown |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 7 |
| - var Amethyst | 7 |
| Fluorite | 4 |
| K Feldspar | 1 |
| - var Adularia | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 44668 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:44668:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘLes Droites (north face), Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘLes Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘAiguille Verte, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘCol des Cristaux, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘAiguille du Tour Noir, Catchment basin of Argentière, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘTour Noir, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘAiguille de l'A Neuve, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland |
| 3.8km (2.3 miles) | ⓘPointe Isabelle Nord, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘTalèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘCatchment basin of Argentière, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| References |
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Jeambrun, Xavier, Buzzarello, Jean-Marie, Bullat, Jonathan, Meisser, Nicolas, Latuil, Frédéric (2012) Des quartz vrillés incolores à Argentière, Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie [Colorless twisted quartz in Argentière, Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie]. Le Règne Minéral, 18 (103). 6-21 |
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Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France