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Aragonite from
La Valette ravine, Barcelonnette, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Locality type:Ravine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Valette ravine, Barcelonnette, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:848601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:848601:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSaint Pons ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘPinatelle ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘRiou Bourdoux ravine, Saint-Pons, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘTerres Plaines Valley, Jausiers, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘLes Eyguettes valley, Crévoux, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘBarrachin quarry, Saint Crépin, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘBandia-Gardetta Plateau, Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘChamois Cave, Castellet-lès-Sausses, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘAuriol Mine, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘRoua Mines (Clue de Roua), Daluis, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Cervelle, B. D. , Cesbron, F. , Sichère, M. C. and Dietrich, J. E. (1979): La chalcostibite et dadsonite de Saint-Pons, Alpes de Haute Provence, France. Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 601-605.
 
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