Les Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Les Courtes | Mountain |
Chamonix | Vein |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | Commune |
Bonneville | Arrondissement |
Haute-Savoie | Department |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 55' 38'' North , 7° 0' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 10,614 (2016) | 10.4km |
Vallorcine | 432 (2016) | 13.0km |
Trient | 137 (2015) | 14.5km |
Courmayeur | 2,794 (2014) | 14.8km |
Orsières | 2,725 (2013) | 15.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
242975
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242975:8
GUID (UUID V4):
ca0f76e9-3138-40ba-a496-7752d0471562
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Les Courtes, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, arrondissement de Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Les Courts (3856 m) is a mountain located between the Glacier de Talèfre and the Glacier d'Argentiere along the ridge connecting the Aiguille de Triolet (3730 m) to the Aiguille Verte (4122 m).
Classic locality for amethyst and smoky quartz, already known in the first half of the 19th century (Barelli, 1835).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
- Mont Blanc MassifMassif
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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