Fréjus railway tunnel (north section), Modane, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Fréjus railway tunnel (north section) | Tunnel |
Modane | Commune |
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Arrondissement |
Savoie | Department |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
France | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
420784
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420784:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c057683c-b903-444f-bc67-2e875b941432
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mont Cenis Tunnel (north section)
Other Languages:
French:
Tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus (section nord), Modane, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Italian:
Tunnel ferroviario del Frejus (sezione nord), Modane, arrondissement di Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoia, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
The Fréjus railway tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a 13.7-km-long railway tunnel, opened to traffic on 17 September 1871, linking the towns of Bardonecchia (Italy) and Modane (France).
Its north section, the Savoyard section, crosses calcschists, limestones, and a body of Triassic gypsum and anhydrite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
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