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Zircon from
Ardour stream alluvial deposits, Forgefer, Laurière, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


Locality type:Alluvials
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ardour stream alluvial deposits, Forgefer, Laurière, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550169:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMine Bellezane, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘAvent quarry, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘVilatte-Haute Quarry (Alluaud Quarry), Vilatte Quarries (La Vilate), Chanteloube, Razès, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘChedeville quarry, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘGartempe river alluvial deposits, Villedary, Saint-Victor-en-Marche, Guéret, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘPuy-les-Vignes, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘEtang de la Gasne alluvial deposits, Sainte-Feyre, Guéret, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘLe Vincou stream alluvial deposits, Le Moulin Barret, Bellac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘRochechouart - Chassenon meteoritic impact crater (Rochechouart crater), Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘColle stream alluvial deposits, Cussac, Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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