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Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
BeaujeuCommune
Villefranche-sur-SaôneArrondissement
RhôneDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Beaujeu2,027 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
24189
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24189:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Beaujeu, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Département Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Beaujeu, arrondissement di Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rodano, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Божё, Вильфранш-сюр-Сон, Рона, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
博热, 索恩河畔自由城区, 罗讷省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Beaujeu, distrito de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ródano, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Beaujeu, Rhône , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Albanian:
Beaujeu, Qarku Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpes, Franca
Aragonese:
Beaujeu, Roine, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Beaujeu, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Beaujeu, Faransi
Basque:
Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saôneko barrutia, Rhône, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Beaujeu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Beaujeu, arondisamant Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Beaujeu, districte de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Roine, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Beaujeu, Arrondissement de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Боже , Франци
Corsican:
Beaujeu, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Beaujeu, Francuska
Czech:
Beaujeu, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Beaujeu, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Beaujeu, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Beaujeu, Rhône'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Beaujeu, Frakland
Finnish:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Bôjor, Rôno, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Beaujeu, France
Galician:
Beaujeu, Ródano, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greek:
Μπωζέ, Διαμέρισμα του Βιλφράνς-συρ-Σον, Ρον, Ωβέρνη-Ρον-Αλπ, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Beaujeu, Franskit Nunaat
Hebrew:
בוז'ה, רון, אוברן-רון-אלפ, צרפת
Hungarian:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Beaujeu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Beaujeu, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Beaujeu, Departimento Rhone, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Beaujeu, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Beaujeu, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Beaujeu, Frans
Japanese:
ボジュー, ローヌ県, オーヴェルニュ=ローヌ=アルプ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Fransa
Kongo:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Fwalansa
Latvian:
Božē, Rona, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Beaujeu, Fransa
Limburgian:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Beaujeu, Rona, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Beaujeu, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Departement Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Боже, Рона, Оверњ-Рона-Алпи, Франција
Malagasy:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Frantsa
Malay:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Beaujeu, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône Kūn, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Beaujeu, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Beaujeu, Franza
Norwegian:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Beaujeu, Departementet Rhône, Frankrike
Occitan:
Beljòc, arrondiment de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ròse, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Beaujeu, Fransia
Picard:
Beaujeu, Franche
Piedmontese:
Beaujeu, Ròno, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Beaujeu, Okręg Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rodan, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Beaujeu, Ródano, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Beaujeu, Arondismentul Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Beaujeu, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Beaujeu, Frantza
Scots:
Beaujeu, Arrondissement o Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Боже, Рона, Оверња-Рона-Алпи, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Francuska
Sicilian:
Beaujeu, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Боже, Рона, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Beaujeu, Fransiya
Venetian:
Beaujeu, Rodano, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Fransän
Walloon:
Beaujeu, France
Waray:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Beaujeu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Beaujeu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Beaujeu, Faraas
Zulu:
Beaujeu, IFulansi


Beaujeu (Arpitan: Biôjor) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.

It lies between Mâcon and Lyon.

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27 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Description: acid test
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Habit: fibro-radied marbles
Colour: blue
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite ?
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Habit: AS tiny crystals in alterating galena
Colour: yellow
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite ?5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CupriteCu2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S PyriteFeS2
S SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaujeu,_Rh%C3%B4ne
Wikidata ID:Q740693
GeoNames ID:6455232

Localities in this Region

  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Rhône
      • Villefranche-sur-Saône

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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