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Sarzeau, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
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SarzeauCommune
VannesArrondissement
MorbihanDepartment
BrittanyRegion
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PlacePopulation
Sarzeau7,116 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
155619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155619:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sarzeau, Vannes, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
German:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement Vannes, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Sarzeau, arrondissement di Vannes, Morbihan, Bretagna, Francia
Russian:
Сарзо, Ван, Морбиан, Бретань, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
萨尔佐, 瓦讷区, 莫尔比昂省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Sarzeau, Distrito de Vannes, Morbihan, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement Vannes, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Sarzeau, Mor-Bihan, Bretanya, Francia
Armenian:
Սարզո, Մորբիան, Բրետան, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Sarzeau, Distritu de Vannes, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Sarzeau, Faransi
Basque:
Sarzeau, Vanneseko barrutia, Morbihan, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement Vannes, Bretagne, Frankreich
Breton:
Sarzhav, Gwened, Mor-Bihan, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Sarzeau, districte de Gwened, Morbihan, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement de Vannes, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Сарзо, Морбиан, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Sarzeau, Francia
Croatian:
Sarzeau, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement Vannes, Morbihan, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement Vannes, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Sarzeau, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Sarzeau, Morbihani departemang, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Sarzeau, Frakland
Finnish:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Sarzeau, France
Galician:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretaña, Francia
Greek:
Σαρζώ, Διαμέρισμα της Βαν, Μορμπιάν, Βρετάνη, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Sarzeau, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Sarzeau, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Sarzeau, Departimento Morbihan, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Sarzeau, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Sarzeau, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Sarzeau, Frans
Japanese:
サルゾー, ヴァンヌ, モルビアン県, ブルターニュ, フランス
Kabyle:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сарзо, Морбиан, Франция
Kongo:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Fwalansa
Latin:
Sarzeau, Darioritum, Mariculum, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Sarzo, Morbiāna, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Sarzeau, Fransa
Limburgian:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Sarzeau, Morbihanas, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement Vannes, Departement Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Сарзо, Морбијан, Бретања, Франција
Malagasy:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Frantsa
Malay:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Manx:
Sarzhav, Mor-Bihan, Yn Vritaan, Yn Rank
Minangkabau:
Sarzeau, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sarzeau, Vannes Kūn, Morbihan, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Sarzeau, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Sarzeau, Franza
Norwegian:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Sarzeau, arrondiment de Gwened, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Sarzeau, Fransia
Picard:
Sarzeau, Franche
Piedmontese:
Sarzeau, Dipartiment dël Morbihan, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Sarzeau, Okręg Vannes, Morbihan, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Sarzeau, Arondismentul Vannes, Morbihan, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Sarzeau, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Sarzeau, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Sarzeau, Mor-Bihan, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Sarzeau, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Sarzeau, Vannes, Morbihan, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretanja, Francija
Swahili:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
薩爾佐, 莫爾比昂, 布禮斯大區, 法國
Turkish:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сарзо, Морбіан, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sarzeau, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Sarzeau, Arrondissement de Vannes, Morbihan, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Sarzeau, Vannes, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Sarzeau, Fransän
Walloon:
Sarzeau, France
Waray:
Sarzeau, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Sarzeau, Mor-Bihan, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Sarzeau, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Sarzeau, Faraas
Zulu:
Sarzeau, IFulansi


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Mineral List

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29 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: In micaschists and in lenses (crystals up to 2-3 centimeters).
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Description: In micaschists. Crystals up to one centimeter.
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: In micaschists.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Gorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Leucoxene'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CorundumAl2O3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Wikidata ID:Q128716
GeoNames ID:6437396

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