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Rocher Sainte-Véronique beach alluvial deposits, Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
Rocher Sainte-Véronique beach alluvial depositsAlluvials
Bretignolles-sur-MerCommune
Les Sables-d'OlonneArrondissement
VendéeDepartment
Pays de la LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 37' 50'' North , 1° 52' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bretignolles-sur-Mer3,293 (2016)1.3km
Givrand1,400 (2016)4.5km
La Chaize-Giraud681 (2016)5.4km
Landevieille851 (2016)5.9km
Saint-Révérend968 (2016)8.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
126114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126114:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pays de Loire
Name(s) in local language(s):
Plage du Rocher Sainte-Véronique, Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de Loire, France


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10 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Corundum
var. Sapphire
4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Leucoxene'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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