| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
| Comments: | All olivines at Tunisset have > 50 % forsterite component. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hematite | ⓘ3 photos of Forsterite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Magnetite | ⓘ1 photo of Forsterite associated with Magnetite at this locality. |
| Pseudobrookite | ⓘ1 photo of Forsterite associated with Pseudobrookite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Puy de Ténuzet quarry (Puy de Tunisset quarry), Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 646252 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:646252:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a111c8d4-634b-4cac-afd2-564908c04ae8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite |
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| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘPuy Gonnard, Beaunit, Charbonnières-les-Varennes, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 37.9km (23.5 miles) | ⓘRoca-Neyra, Perrier, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 50.5km (31.4 miles) | ⓘMontboissier quarry, Brousse, Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 67.0km (41.6 miles) | ⓘAllevier, Azérat, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 69.3km (43.1 miles) | ⓘChampagnac-le-Vieux, Champagnac-le-Vieux, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 71.2km (44.3 miles) | ⓘMaillargues, Allanche, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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Puy de Ténuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France