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Smoky Quartz from
Aiguille du Tacul, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite3
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aiguille du Tacul, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:756125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:756125:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘPointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLeschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAiguille de Pierre Joseph, Talèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTalèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘAiguille de Talèfre southeast slope, Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘAiguilles Marbrées, Rochefort-Grandes Jorasses-Leschaux Ridge, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘRochefort Glacier, Rochefort-Grandes Jorasses-Leschaux Ridge, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘGéant glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘTour de Jetoula (Tour de Jethoula; Aiguille du Jetoula), Rochefort-Grandes Jorasses-Leschaux Ridge, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘAiguille Savoie, Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
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