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Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Mont-de-LansCommune (Former)
Les Deux AlpesCommune
GrenobleArrondissement
IsèreDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Commune (Former) - last checked 2017
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Les Deux Alpes1,520 (2016)
Mont-de-Lans1,182 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
106886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106886:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Arrondissement Grenoble, Département Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Mont-de-Lans, arrondissement di Grenoble, Isère, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Мон-де-Лан, Гренобль, Изер, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
蒙德朗, 格勒诺布尔区, 伊泽尔省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux-Alpes, distrito de Grenoble, Isère, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Mont-de-Lans, destrito de Grenoble, Isèra, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Mont-de-Lans, Faransi
Basque:
Mont-de-Lans, Grenobleko barrutia, Isère, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Mont-de-Lans, Département Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Mont-de-Lans, arondisamant Grenoble, Isèra, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, districte de Grenoble, Isèra, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Mont-de-Lans, Arrondissement de Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Мон-де-Лан, Ле Дез Альп, Франци
Corsican:
Mont-de-Lans, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Mont-de-Lans, Francuska
Czech:
Mont-de-Lans, Arrondissement Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes, Arrondissement Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Mont-de-Lans, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Mont-de-Lans, Arondismento Grenoble, Isère, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Mont-de-Lans, Frakland
Finnish:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Mont-de-Lans, Isera, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Mont-de-Lans, France
Galician:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Mont-de-Lans, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Mont-de-Lans, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Mont-de-Lans, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Mont-de-Lans, Arondisemen Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Mont-de-Lans, Departimento Isere, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Mont-de-Lans, Département Isère, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Mont-de-Lans, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Mont-de-Lans, Frans
Kabyle:
Mont-de-Lans, Fransa
Kongo:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Fwalansa
Latin:
Mont-de-Lans, Isara, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Mont-de-Lans, Izēra, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Mont-de-Lans, Fransa
Limburgian:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Mont-de-Lans, Grenoblis, Izeras, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Mont-de-Lans, Arrondissement Grenobel, Departement Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Frantsa
Malay:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Mont-de-Lans, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mont-de-Lans, Grenoble Kūn, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Mont-de-Lans, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Mont-de-Lans, Franza
Norwegian:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Frankrike
Occitan:
Mont-de-Lans, arrondiment de Grenòble, Isèra, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Mont-de-Lans, Fransia
Picard:
Mont-de-Lans, Franche
Piedmontese:
Mont-de-Lans, Dipartiment ëd l'Isère, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Mont-de-Lans, Les Deux-Alpes, Okręg Grenoble, Isère, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Mont-de-Lans, Arondismentul Grenoble, Isère, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Mont-de-Lans, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Mont-de-Lans, Frantza
Scots:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Mont-de-Lans, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Mont-de-Lans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
蒙德朗, 伊澤爾, 奧文尼-隆河-阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Мон-де-Лан, Ізер, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mont-de-Lans, Fransiya
Venetian:
Mont-de-Lans, Arrondissement de Grenoble, Isère, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Mont-de-Lans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Fransän
Walloon:
Mont-de-Lans, France
Waray:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Mont-de-Lans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Mont-de-Lans, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Mont-de-Lans, Faraas
Zulu:
Mont-de-Lans, IFulansi


Merged in 2017 with the former commune Vénosc.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification
'Axinite Group'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Ripidolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Crichtonite ?
Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Description: Crichtonite is reported from this locality (Vein 2011). Mght be dessauite-(Y). Without analysis it is recommended that the crichtonites from this are ais labelled as "Crichtonite Group" (Meisser 2011)
'Crichtonite Group'
Formula: AD21O38 or A{DE2G6Ti12}O38
Dessauite-(Y)
Formula: (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
References:
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Stephane Maury CollectionIdentified by Stephane Maury: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Crichtonite ?4.CC.40Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Dessauite-(Y)4.CC.40(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Ripidolite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Byssolite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Crichtonite Group'-AD21O38 or A{DE2G6Ti12}O38
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
O Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O Crichtonite GroupAD21O38 or A{DE2G6Ti12}O38
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Al Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Si Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
PPhosphorus
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Ti Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti Crichtonite GroupAD21O38 or A{DE2G6Ti12}O38
VVanadium
V CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
CrChromium
Cr CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
MnManganese
Mn CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
FeIron
Fe CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Fe Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Sr Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
YYttrium
Y CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Y Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
UUranium
U CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
U Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38

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Wikidata ID:Q1154596
GeoNames ID:2992777

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