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Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France



Detailed Mineral List:
Albite
Formula: NaAlSi3O8
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: Albite from Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: Anatase from Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Locality: Eboulis des Charmoz, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Col de Talèfre, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Col des Cristaux, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Recorded from at least 8 other localities in this region.
Photo: © Joseph A. Freilich. Fluorite from Les Droites, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Galena
Formula: PbS
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Graphite
Formula: C
Locality: Chardonnet pass, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Arliguie M collection
Localities: Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.
Photo: © Weinrich Minerals, Inc.. Hematite from Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
'K Feldspar var: Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Localities: Aiguille Verte, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Quartz from Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Quartz var: Gwindel
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Gwindel from Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Photo: © Joseph A. Freilich. Smoky Quartz from Les Droites, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
'Sagenite'
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: Sagenite from Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Locality: Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: Siderite from Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Localities: Aiguille du Tacul, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Talèfre glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo: © Chinellato Matteo. Titanite from Argentière Glacier, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France


21 entries listed. 16 valid minerals.

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