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Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Francei
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Le PouliguenCommune
Saint-NazaireArrondissement
Loire-AtlantiqueDepartment
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Le Pouliguen Coast

Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Pointe de Penchâteau

Penchâteau Point, Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Pointe de Penchâteau

Penchâteau Point, Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Le Pouliguen Coast

Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Pointe de Penchâteau

Penchâteau Point, Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Pointe de Penchâteau

Penchâteau Point, Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Le Pouliguen Coast

Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Pointe de Penchâteau

Penchâteau Point, Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Neighbouring regions:
Guérande, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Batz-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
La Baule-Escoublac, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Le Pouliguen5,438 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
215566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215566:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
German:
Le Pouliguen, Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire, Département Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Italian:
Le Pouliguen, arrondissement di Saint-Nazaire, Loira Atlantica, Paesi della Loira, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
勒普利冈, 圣纳泽尔, 大西洋卢瓦尔省, 卢瓦尔河地区, 法国
Spanish:
Le Pouliguen, Distrito de Saint-Nazaire, Loira Atlántico, Países del Loira, Francia
Afrikaans:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankryk
Akan:
Le Pouliguen, France
Aragonese:
Le Pouliguen, Loira Atlantica, Países d'a Loira, Francia
Armenian:
Լե Պուլիգեն, Ատլանտյան Լուար, Լուարայի երկիր, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Le Pouliguen, Loira Atlánticu, Países del Loira, Francia
Bambara:
Le Pouliguen, Faransi
Basque:
Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaireko barrutia, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Le Pouliguen, Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Breton:
Ar Poulgwenn, Sant-Nazer, Liger-Atlantel, Broioù al Liger, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Le Pouliguen, districte de Saint-Nazaire, Loira Atlàntic, País del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Le Pouliguen, Arrondissement de Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, Pransiya
Chechen:
Ле Пулиген, Атлантикан Луара, Луаран латтанаш, Франци
Corsican:
Le Pouliguen, Francia
Croatian:
Le Pouliguen, Regija Loire, Francuska
Czech:
Le Pouliguen, Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Francie
Danish:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankrig
Dutch:
Le Pouliguen, Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Le Pouliguen, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Luarlandoj, Francio
Estonian:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Le Pouliguen, Frakland
Finnish:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Le Pouliguen, Lêre-Atlantica, Payis de la Lêre, France
Friulian:
Le Pouliguen, France
Galician:
Le Pouliguen, Loira Atlántico, País do Loira, Francia
Greenlandic:
Le Pouliguen, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Loire mente, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Le Pouliguen, Frakkland
Ido:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-regiono, Francia
Indonesian:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Perancis
Interlingua:
Le Pouliguen, Departimento Loire-Atlantique, Francia
Interlingue:
Le Pouliguen, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Le Pouliguen, Sant-Nazer, Pays de la Loire, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Le Pouliguen, Frans
Japanese:
ル・プリガン, サン＝ナゼール, ロワール＝アトランティック県, ペイ・ド・ラ・ロワール, フランス
Kabyle:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Fransa
Kongo:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Fwalansa
Latin:
Le Pouliguen, Sancti-Nazarii, Liger Atlanticus, Pagi Ligeris, Francia
Latvian:
Le Pouliguen, Atlantijas Luāra, Luāra, Francija
Ligurian:
Le Pouliguen, Fransa
Limburgian:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Le Pouliguen, Atlanto Luara, Luaros kraštas, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Le Pouliguen, Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire, Departement Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Frantsa
Malay:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Le Pouliguen, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire Kūn, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Le Pouliguen, France
Neapolitan:
Le Pouliguen, Franza
Norwegian:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
Ar Poulgwenn, Sant-Nazer, Léger Atlantic, Païses de Léger, França
Papiamento:
Le Pouliguen, Fransia
Picard:
Le Pouliguen, Poéyis del Loère, Franche
Piedmontese:
Le Pouliguen, Lòira-Atlàntica, Pais ëd la Lòira, Fransa
Polish:
Le Pouliguen, Okręg Saint-Nazaire, Loara Atlantycka, Kraj Loary, Francja
Portuguese:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, País do Loire, França
Romanian:
Le Pouliguen, Arondismentul Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Franța
Romansh:
Le Pouliguen, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Le Pouliguen, Frantza
Scots:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Le Pouliguen, Sant-Nazer, Liger-Atlantel, Broioù al Liger, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Le Pouliguen, Paisi dâ Loira, Francia
Slovak:
Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Loire, Francija
Swahili:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
勒普利蓋恩, 盧華爾-大西洋, 盧華爾河區, 法國
Turkish:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Ле-Пуліган, Сен-Назер, Атлантична Луара, Пеї-де-ла-Луар, Франція
Venetian:
Le Pouliguen, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Pháp
Volapük:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
Le Pouliguen, France
Waray:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Fransya
Welsh:
Le Pouliguen, Sant-Nazer, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Le Pouliguen, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Le Pouliguen, Faraas
Zulu:
Le Pouliguen, IFulansi


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21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
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
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.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
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ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
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
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ⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
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
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)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)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pouliguen
Wikidata ID:Q1165029
GeoNames ID:6456026

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