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La Ricamarie, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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La RicamarieCommune
Saint-ÉtienneArrondissement
LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
213684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213684:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
La Ricamarie, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
La Ricamarie, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Département Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
La Ricamarie, arrondissement di Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
拉里卡马里, 圣艾蒂安区, 卢瓦尔省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
La Ricamarie, Distrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
La Ricamarie, Destrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
La Ricamarie, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
La Ricamarie, Faransi
Basque:
La Ricamarie, Saint-Étienneko barrutia, Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
La Ricamarie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
La Ricamarie, arondisamant Saint-Étienne, Liger, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
La Ricamarie, districte de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
La Ricamarie, Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Ла Рикамари, Франци
Corsican:
La Ricamarie, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Francuska
Czech:
La Ricamarie, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
La Ricamarie, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
La Ricamarie, Frankriek
Esperanto:
La Ricamarie, Arondismento Saint-Étienne, Loire, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
La Ricamarie, Loire'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
La Ricamarie, Frakland
Finnish:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
La Ricamarie, Sant-Tièno, Lêre, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
La Ricamarie, France
Galician:
La Ricamarie, Loira, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
La Ricamarie, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
La Ricamarie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
La Ricamarie, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
La Ricamarie, Departimento Loire, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
La Ricamarie, Département Loire, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
La Ricamarie, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
La Ricamarie, Frans
Japanese:
ラ・リカマリー, サン=テティエンヌ郡, ロワール県, オーヴェルニュ=ローヌ=アルプ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Fransa
Kongo:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Fwalansa
Latin:
La Ricamarie, Liger, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
La Ricamarie, Luāra, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
La Ricamarie, Fransa
Limburgian:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
La Ricamarie, Luara, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
La Ricamarie, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Departement Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Frantsa
Malay:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
La Ricamarie, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
La Ricamarie, Saint-Étienne Kūn, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
La Ricamarie, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
La Ricamarie, Franza
Norwegian:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
La Ricamarie, Departementet Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
La Ricamarie, Léger, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
La Ricamarie, Fransia
Picard:
La Ricamarie, Franche
Piedmontese:
La Ricamarie, Lòira, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Ricamarie, Okręg Saint-Étienne, Loara, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
La Ricamarie, Arondismentul Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
La Ricamarie, Frantscha
Sardinian:
La Ricamarie, Frantza
Scots:
La Ricamarie, Arrondissement o Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
La Ricamarie, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
La Ricamarie, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Ла-Рикамарі, Округ Сент-Етьєн, Луара, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Urdu:
لا ریکاماری, لویری, اوویغنئے-غون-آلپ, فرانس
Uzbek (Latin Script):
La Ricamarie, Fransiya
Venetian:
La Ricamarie, Łoira, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
La Ricamarie, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
La Ricamarie, France
Waray:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
La Ricamarie, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
La Ricamarie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
La Ricamarie, Faraas
Zulu:
La Ricamarie, IFulansi


La Ricamarie (French pronunciation: [la ʁikamaʁi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is situated between the city of Saint-Étienne and the town of Firminy.

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19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
References:
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/inpg/RHA0194/tab/interetsIdentification: Visual Identification
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bonazziite
Formula: As4S4
Claudetite
Formula: As2O3
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
References:
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/inpg/RHA0194/tab/interetsIdentification: Visual Identification
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/inpg/RHA0194/tab/interetsIdentification: Visual Identification
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Arsenic
Formula: As
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
References:
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/inpg/RHA0194/tab/interetsIdentification: Visual Identification
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/inpg/RHA0194/tab/interetsIdentification: Visual Identification
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
'Spinel Subgroup'
Formula: A2+D3+2O4
References:
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/inpg/RHA0194/tab/interetsIdentification: Visual Identification
Tellurite
Formula: TeO2
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Arsenic1.CA.05As
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Bonazziite2.FA.As4S4
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Claudetite4.CB.45As2O3
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tellurite4.DE.20TeO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Bassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Unclassified
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Spinel Subgroup'-A2+D3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
NNitrogen
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
O ClaudetiteAs2O3
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TelluriteTeO2
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O Spinel SubgroupA2+D23+O4
MgMagnesium
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
AlAluminium
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
SiSilicon
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
S BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S OrpimentAs2S3
S RealgarAs4S4
S Native SulphurS8
S BonazziiteAs4S4
ClChlorine
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
KPotassium
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As Native ArsenicAs
As ClaudetiteAs2O3
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As RealgarAs4S4
As BonazziiteAs4S4
TeTellurium
Te TelluriteTeO2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ricamarie
Wikidata ID:Q522853
GeoNames ID:3006930

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