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Mont Oreb, Vallorcine, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Mont OrebMountain
VallorcineCommune
BonnevilleArrondissement
Haute-SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 7'' North , 6° 52' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vallorcine432 (2016)5.0km
Trient137 (2015)10.2km
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc10,614 (2016)10.6km
Finhaut344 (2016)10.7km
Le Bouchet190 (2018)12.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
253392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253392:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7dc333ce-80b9-49ce-a064-0ca5a24fa9ce
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mont Oreb, Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France


Two uranifeous anomalies associated with faults and mylonitized areas

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Billietite
Formula: Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Metanováčekite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Nováčekite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Vandendriesscheite
Formula: PbU7O22 · 12H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Billietite4.GB.10Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Vandendriesscheite4.GB.40PbU7O22 · 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Nováčekite8.EB.05Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Metanováčekite8.EB.10Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
H MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
H NováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
OOxygen
O BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
O MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O UraniniteUO2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
O NováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mg NováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
SiSilicon
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As NováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
BaBarium
Ba BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
PbLead
Pb VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
UUranium
U BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
U MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
U NováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O

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