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La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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La Grand-CroixCommune
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The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
09692570017272301156433.jpg
The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03788210017272301166249.jpg
The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
08399870017272301162610.jpg
The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
09692570017272301156433.jpg
The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03788210017272301166249.jpg
The "Couchoud" pit of the "Compagnie des mines de la Péronnière"

La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neighbouring regions:
Lorette, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
L'Horme, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Cellieu, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
La Grand-Croix5,045 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
213978
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213978:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Département Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
La Grand-Croix, arrondissement di Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
拉格朗克鲁瓦, 圣艾蒂安区, 卢瓦尔省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
La Grand-Croix, Distrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
La Grand-Croix, Destrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
La Grand-Croix, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
La Grand-Croix, Faransi
Basque:
La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienneko barrutia, Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
La Grand-Croix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
La Grand-Croix, arondisamant Saint-Étienne, Liger, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
La Grand-Croix, districte de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Ла Гран-Круа, Франци
Corsican:
La Grand-Croix, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Francuska
Czech:
La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
La Grand-Croix, Frankriek
Esperanto:
La Grand-Croix, Arondismento Saint-Étienne, Loire, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
La Grand-Croix, Frakland
Finnish:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
La Grand-Croix, Sant-Tièno, Lêre, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
La Grand-Croix, France
Galician:
La Grand-Croix, Loira, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greek:
Λα Γκραν-Κρουά, Διαμέρισμα του Σαιντ-Ετιέν, Λουάρ, Ωβέρνη-Ρον-Αλπ, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
La Grand-Croix, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
La Grand-Croix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
La Grand-Croix, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
La Grand-Croix, Departimento Loire, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
La Grand-Croix, Département Loire, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
La Grand-Croix, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
La Grand-Croix, Frans
Kabyle:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Fransa
Kongo:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Fwalansa
Latin:
La Grand-Croix, Liger, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
La Grand-Croix, Luāra, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
La Grand-Croix, Fransa
Limburgian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
La Grand-Croix, Luara, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Departement Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Frantsa
Malay:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
La Grand-Croix, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne Kūn, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
La Grand-Croix, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
La Grand-Croix, Franza
Norwegian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
La Grand-Croix, Departementet Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
La Grand-Croix, Léger, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
La Grand-Croix, Fransia
Picard:
La Grand-Croix, Franche
Piedmontese:
La Grand-Croix, Lòira, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
La Grand-Croix, Okręg Saint-Étienne, Loara, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
La Grand-Croix, Arondismentul Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
La Grand-Croix, Frantscha
Sardinian:
La Grand-Croix, Frantza
Scots:
La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement o Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
La Grand-Croix, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Francija
Swahili:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
拉格朗克魯瓦, 盧華爾, 奧文尼－隆河－阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Ла-Гран-Круа, Округ Сент-Етьєн, Луара, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Urdu:
لا گرانڈ-کروئی, لویری, اوویغنئے-غون-آلپ, فرانس
Uzbek (Latin Script):
La Grand-Croix, Fransiya
Venetian:
La Grand-Croix, Łoira, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
La Grand-Croix, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
La Grand-Croix, France
Waray:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
La Grand-Croix, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
La Grand-Croix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
La Grand-Croix, Faraas
Zulu:
La Grand-Croix, IFulansi


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grand-Croix
Wikidata ID:Q1066429
GeoNames ID:6615012

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