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Le Mont-Dore, Rochefort-Montagne, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France


The municipality of "Le Mont-Dore" is located in the central part of the Quaternary Sancy stratovolcano. Volcanic rocks of the central part are particularly rich in well-formed microminerals, especially in the numerous enclaves. Allthough microcrystals can be found almost everywhere around the village, the various sublocalities indicate the richest outcrops.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Aegirine
Albite
Alunite
Augite
Diopside
Enstatite
Fluoro-edenite
Fluorophlogopite
Hematite
Ilmenite
Magnetite
'Olivine'
Pseudobrookite
Pyrite
Sanidine
Sulphur
Titanite
Tridymite
Zircon


20 entries listed. 17 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region

France

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