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Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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TartarasCommune
Saint-ÉtienneArrondissement
LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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The "Marie Louise" pit at Tartaras, Department Loire

Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Gold, etc.

Gier river alluvials, Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marie Louise" pit at Tartaras, Department Loire

Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Gold, etc.

Gier river alluvials, Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Marie Louise" pit at Tartaras, Department Loire

Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Gold, etc.

Gier river alluvials, Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neighbouring regions:
Beauvallon, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chabanière, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Romain-en-Gier, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Trèves, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Longes, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dargoire, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Châteauneuf, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tartaras681 (2016)
Dargoire412 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
214604
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214604:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Tartaras, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Département Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Tartaras, arrondissement di Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Тартара, Сент-Этьен, Луара, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
塔尔塔拉, 圣艾蒂安区, 卢瓦尔省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Tartaras, Distrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Tartaras, Destrito de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Tartaras, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Tartaras, Faransi
Basque:
Tartaras, Saint-Étienneko barrutia, Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Tartaras, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Tartaras, arondisamant Saint-Étienne, Liger, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Tartaras, districte de Saint-Étienne, Loira, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Tartaras, Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Тартара, Франци
Corsican:
Tartaras, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Tartaras, Loire, Francuska
Czech:
Tartaras, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Tartaras, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Tartaras, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Tartaras, Arondismento Saint-Étienne, Loire, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Tartaras, Loire'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Tartaras, Frakland
Finnish:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Tartaras, Sant-Tièno, Lêre, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Tartaras, France
Galician:
Tartaras, Loira, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Tartaras, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Tartaras, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Tartaras, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Tartaras, Departimento Loire, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Tartaras, Département Loire, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Tartaras, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Tartaras, Frans
Kabyle:
Tartaras, Loire, Fransa
Kongo:
Tartaras, Loire, Fwalansa
Latin:
Tartaras, Liger, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Tartaras, Luāra, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Tartaras, Fransa
Limburgian:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Tartaras, Luara, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Tartaras, Loire, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Tartaras, Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Tartaras, Arrondissement Saint-Étienne, Departement Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Tartaras, Loire, Frantsa
Malay:
Tartaras, Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Tartaras, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tartaras, Saint-Étienne Kūn, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Tartaras, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Tartaras, Franza
Norwegian:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tartaras, Departementet Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
Tartaras, Léger, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Tartaras, Fransia
Picard:
Tartaras, Franche
Piedmontese:
Tartaras, Lòira, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Tartaras, Okręg Saint-Étienne, Loara, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Tartaras, Arondismentul Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Tartaras, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Tartaras, Frantza
Scots:
Tartaras, Arrondissement o Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Tartaras, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
塔爾塔拉, 盧華爾, 奧文尼－隆河－阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Тартара, Округ Сент-Етьєн, Луара, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Tartaras, Fransiya
Venetian:
Tartaras, Łoira, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Tartaras, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Tartaras, Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
Tartaras, France
Waray:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Tartaras, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Tartaras, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Tartaras, Faraas
Zulu:
Tartaras, IFulansi


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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartaras
Wikidata ID:Q1105667
GeoNames ID:6434331

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