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Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
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Plage des Kaolins

Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Le Courégant Beach

Le Courégant beach alluvial deposits, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Port Blanc

Port Blanc beach alluvials, Kerroc'h, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Plage des Kaolins

Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Le Courégant Beach

Le Courégant beach alluvial deposits, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Port Blanc

Port Blanc beach alluvials, Kerroc'h, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Plage des Kaolins

Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Le Courégant Beach

Le Courégant beach alluvial deposits, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Neighbouring regions:
Guidel, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Larmor-Plage, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Lorient, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Quéven, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ploemeur20,652 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
193667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193667:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
German:
Ploemeur, Arrondissement Lorient, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Ploemeur, arrondissement di Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagna, Francia
Russian:
Плёмёр, Лорьян, Морбиан, Бретань, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
普洛埃默, 洛里昂区, 莫尔比昂省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Ploemeur, Distrito de Lorient, Morbihan, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Ploemeur, Arrondissement Lorient, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Ploemeur, Mor-Bihan, Bretanya, Francia
Asturian:
Ploemeur, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Ploemeur, Faransi
Basque:
Ploemeur, Lorienteko barrutia, Morbihan, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Ploemeur, Bretagne, Frankreich
Belarusian:
Пламёр, Марбіян, Брэтань, Францыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Пляэмёр, Марбіян, Брэтань, Францыя
Breton:
Plañvour, An Oriant, Mor-Bihan, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Ploemeur, districte d'An Oriant, Morbihan, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Ploemeur, Arrondissement de Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Плоамёр, Морбиан, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Ploemeur, Francia
Croatian:
Ploemeur, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Ploemeur, Arrondissement Lorient, Morbihan, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Ploemeur, Arrondissement Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Ploemeur, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Ploemeur, Morbihani departemang, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Ploemeur, Frakland
Finnish:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Ploemeur, France
Galician:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretaña, Francia
Greek:
Πλεμέρ, Λοριάν, Μορμπιάν, Βρετάνη, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Ploemeur, Franskit Nunaat
Hebrew:
פלואמור, מורביאן, ברטאן, צרפת
Hungarian:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Ploemeur, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Ploemeur, Departimento Morbihan, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Ploemeur, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Ploemeur, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Ploemeur, Frans
Japanese:
プロモール, ロリアン, モルビアン県, ブルターニュ, フランス
Kabyle:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Плоемер, Морбиан, Франция
Kongo:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Fwalansa
Latin:
Ploemeur, Mariculum, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Ploemeur, Morbiāna, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Ploemeur, Fransa
Limburgian:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Ploemeur, Morbihanas, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Ploemeur, Arrondissement Lorient, Departement Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Frantsa
Malay:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Manx:
Plañvour, Mor-Bihan, Yn Vritaan, Yn Rank
Minangkabau:
Ploemeur, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ploemeur, Lorient Kūn, Morbihan, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Ploemeur, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Ploemeur, Franza
Norwegian:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Ploemeur, Fransia
Picard:
Ploemeur, Franche
Piedmontese:
Ploemeur, Dipartiment dël Morbihan, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Ploemeur, Okręg Lorient, Morbihan, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Ploemeur, Arondismentul Lorient, Morbihan, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Ploemeur, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Ploemeur, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Ploemeur, Mor-Bihan, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Ploemeur, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Plœmeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
普洛埃默, 莫爾比昂, 布禮斯大區, 法國
Turkish:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Плоемер, Морбіан, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ploemeur, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Ploemeur, Fransän
Walloon:
Ploemeur, France
Waray:
Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Ploemeur, Mor-Bihan, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Ploemeur, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Ploemeur, Faraas
Zulu:
Ploemeur, IFulansi


"(Coming from Lorient). This locality is situated west of Lorient close to the Lann-Bihoué airport. Kaolinite in a quarry." [Belot, 1978]

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Mineral List

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

22 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Eisenkiesel
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Description: Listed as "[quartz en] cristaux hyalins", due to the decomposition of the granite.
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

X3Z2(SiO4)3ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
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Garnet Group

Le Courégant beach alluvial deposits, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Garnet Group

Le Courégant beach alluvial deposits, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Garnet Group

Le Courégant beach alluvial deposits, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
SiO2ⓘ Quartz
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
SiO2ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
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Amethyst

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Amethyst, etc.

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Amethyst

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Amethyst, etc.

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Amethyst

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Amethyst, etc.

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
SiO2ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz

Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz

Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Smoky Quartz

Kergantic kaolin quarry, Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCorundum
var. Sapphire		4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Eisenkiesel4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
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)
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploemeur
Wikidata ID:Q128369
GeoNames ID:6437335

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References

Lukas, Yann (1978) Roches et minéraux de Bretagne. Ouest France. p.1-33.p.7 - + p.16
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Dain, Y., Andermatt, P.J. (2000) Die Quarze von Ploemeur, Bretagne (F). Schweizer Strahler 12(1). (in German and French)
Rykart, R. (2000) Erklärung der rauchquarzfarbenen Kanten einiger Quarze aus der Kaolingrube von Ploemeur. Schweizer Strahler 12(1), (in German and French)
Lolon, C., Lesimple, S. (2007) Les Kaolins de Ploemeur: jardin d'Eden du quartzophile ... Le Règne Minéral, n°75, 5-18
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