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Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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LaveissièreCommune
Saint-FlourArrondissement
CantalDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Laveissière598 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
220465
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220465:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Département Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Лавесьер, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
拉韦西耶尔, 圣弗卢尔, 康塔爾省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Armenian:
Լավեսիեռ, Սեն Ֆլուր, Կանտալ, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Faransi
Basque:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Laveissière, Sant-Flor, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
La Vaissièra, Sant Flor, Cantal, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
ЛавесьегӀ, Франци
Corsican:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Francuska
Czech:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantali departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frakland
Finnish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, France
Galician:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Departimento Cantal, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Département Cantal, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frans
Kabyle:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лавесьер, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Франция
Kongo:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Fwalansa
Ladin:
Laveissière
Latin:
Laveissière, Sanctus Florus, Mons Celtorum, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Lavesjēra, Senflūra, Kantāla, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransa
Limburgian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Kantalis, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Departement Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frantsa
Malay:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Franza
Norwegian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frankrike
Occitan:
La Vaisseira, Sant Flor, Cantal, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransia
Picard:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Franche
Piedmontese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frantza
Scots:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Tatar:
Лавесьер, Франция
Traditional Chinese:
Laveissière, 聖弗盧爾, 康塔爾, 奧文尼-隆河-阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Лавесьєр, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransiya
Venetian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Fransän
Walloon:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, France
Waray:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Faraas
Zazaki:
Laveissière, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Zulu:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, IFulansi


"(Coming from Murat). West of Murat on the N126 [typo for the N122?]. In the area is a rich diatomite quarry." [Belot, 1978]

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18 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
'Chabazite var. Phacolite'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
References:
Nosean
Formula: Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Offretite
Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Thomsonite Subgroup'
References:
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Tridymite
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Fluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Haüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Nosean9.FB.10Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Offretite9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Unclassified
'Chabazite'-
'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Chabazite
var. Phacolite'
-
'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TridymiteSiO2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Na NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mg OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Mg FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Al NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Si Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Si NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TridymiteSiO2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
S NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
KPotassium
K OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
K FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Ca OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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Wikidata ID:Q657841
GeoNames ID:6427570

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