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Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
Bretignolles-sur-MerCommune
Les Sables-d'OlonneArrondissement
VendéeDepartment
Pays de la LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bretignolles-sur-Mer3,293 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
133660
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133660:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pays de Loire
Other Languages:
French:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
German:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement Les Sables-d’Olonne, Département Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Italian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, arrondissement di Sables-d'Olonne, Vandea, Paesi della Loira, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
滨海布雷蒂尼奥勒, 莱沙布勒多龙区, 旺代省, 卢瓦尔河地区, 法国
Spanish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Distrito de Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vandea, Países del Loira, Francia
Afrikaans:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Países d'a Loira, Francia
Asturian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Países del Loira, Francia
Bambara:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Faransi
Basque:
Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonneko barrutia, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Breton:
Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Arondisamant Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vande, Broioù al Liger, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Districte de Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, País del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement des Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, Pransiya
Chechen:
Бретиньоль-сюр-Мер, Вандея, Луаран латтанаш, Франци
Corsican:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Francia
Croatian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Regija Loire, Francuska
Czech:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Francie
Danish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankrig
Dutch:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Luarlandoj, Francio
Estonian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Frakland
Finnish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendê, Payis de la Lêre, France
Friulian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, France
Galician:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, País do Loira, Francia
Greek:
Μπρετινιόλ-συρ-Μερ, Λε Σαμπλ-ντ'Ολόν, Βαντέ, Περιοχή του Λίγηρα, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Loire mente, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Frakkland
Ido:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Loire-regiono, Francia
Indonesian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Perancis
Interlingua:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Departimento Vendee, Francia
Interlingue:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Pays de la Loire, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Frans
Kabyle:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Fransa
Kongo:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Fwalansa
Latvian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vandeja, Luāra, Francija
Ligurian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Fransa
Limburgian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vandėja, Luaros kraštas, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne, Departement Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Frantsa
Malay:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne Kūn, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, France
Neapolitan:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Franza
Norwegian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, arrondiment de Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendèa, Païses de Léger, França
Papiamento:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Fransia
Picard:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Poéyis del Loère, Franche
Piedmontese:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vandea, Pais ëd la Lòira, Fransa
Polish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Okręg Sables-d'Olonne, Wandea, Kraj Loary, Francja
Portuguese:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendeia, País do Loire, França
Romanian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Arondismentul Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Franța
Romansh:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vandea, Frantza
Scots:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Broioù al Liger, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Бретињол на Мору, Вандеја, Регион Лоара, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Francuska
Sicilian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Paisi dâ Loira, Francia
Slovak:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d’Olonne, Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
濱海布雷蒂尼奧勒, 旺代, 盧華爾河區, 法國
Turkish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Бретіньоль-сюр-Мер, Вандея, Пеї-де-ла-Луар, Франція
Venetian:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vandia, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Pháp
Volapük:
Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, France
Waray:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Fransya
Welsh:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Faraas
Zazaki:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Pays de la Loire, Fransa
Zulu:
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, IFulansi


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

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)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed427 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archiretiolites
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Lasiograptidae : Archiretiolites443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Cyrtograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Cyrtograptus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Monograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae : Monograptus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Pristiograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Pristiograptus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Nautiloidea
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Monograptus priodon
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Monograptidae : Monograptus : Monograptus priodon433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretignolles-sur-Mer
Wikidata ID:Q1066158
GeoNames ID:6614125

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