| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Very good prismatic crystals are rare(centimeter or more).
The microcrystals are abundant.
Note that all crystals are always bright and rarely opaque. |
| Colour: | white, colorless |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Corbière's forest quarries, Broons-Sur-Vilaine, Châteaubourg, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 928075 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:928075:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 23.5km (14.6 miles) | ⓘMontbelleux Mine, Luitré, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France |
| 27.6km (17.1 miles) | ⓘLe Pâtis-Vert quarry, Le Pertre, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France |
| 29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘLGV construction site (railroad), Le Pertre, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France |
| 33.2km (20.6 miles) | ⓘLe Semnon, Martigné-Ferchaud, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France |
| 34.9km (21.7 miles) | ⓘLa Lucette mine, Le Genest-Saint-Isle, Laval, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France |
| 42.3km (26.3 miles) | ⓘLa Guérivais, Rougé, Châteaubriant-Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France |
| 47.9km (29.8 miles) | ⓘBois-de-la-Roche quarry, Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Châteaubriant-Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | ⓘDes Pommeraies quarry, Entrammes, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France |
| 54.8km (34.0 miles) | ⓘMont Saint-Michel marshes, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France |
| 65.5km (40.7 miles) | ⓘLe Bois Vert mine, Abbaretz, Châteaubriant-Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France |
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Corbière's forest quarries, Broons-Sur-Vilaine, Châteaubourg, Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France