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⇱ Aiguille du Tour Noir, Catchment basin of Argentière, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Aiguille du Tour Noir, Catchment basin of Argentière, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Aiguille du Tour NoirMountain
Catchment basin of ArgentièreBasin
ChamonixVillage
Chamonix-Mont-BlancCommune
BonnevilleArrondissement
Haute-SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 57' 21'' North , 7° 2' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vallorcine432 (2016)11.6km
Orsières2,725 (2013)11.7km
Trient137 (2015)11.8km
Liddes728 (2013)12.5km
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc10,614 (2016)13.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
268244
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:268244:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Bassin du glacier d'Argentière, Massif du Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France


"In the granites of the 'crête de la Tour Noire' ['Tour Noire ridge'], there is albite, aragonite, calcite, and quartz." [Belot, 1978]

Smoky quartz locality at 3,300 meters elevation. The peak is situated on the border and is also on the list of Swiss localities http://www.mindat.org/loc-191359.html.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Noir
Wikidata ID:Q664824

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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EuropeContinent
France

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