Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
ToursArrondissement
Indre-et-LoireDepartment
Centre-Val de LoireRegion
FranceCountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
01396300017272062104539.jpg
Grottes de Savonnières underground view, ca. 1920.

Savonnières, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
05522670017272062111988.jpg
Grottes de Savonnières underground view, ca. 1920.

Savonnières, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tours141,621 (2018)
Joué-lès-Tours37,466 (2017)
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire17,337 (2016)
Saint-Avertin16,007 (2016)
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps15,284 (2016)
Chambray-lès-Tours10,910 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
250948
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250948:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
German:
Arrondissement Tours, Département Indre-et-Loire, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Tours, Indre e Loira, Centro, Francia
Russian:
Тур, Эндр и Луара, Центр, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
图尔区, 安德尔-卢瓦尔省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Tours, Indre y Loira, Centro, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Franca
Arabic:
تور, أندر ولوار, مركز-وادي اللوار, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Destrito de Tours, Indre y Loira, Centro, Francia
Azeri:
Tur , Endr və Luara, Sentr, Fransa
Basque:
Toursko barrutia, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Arrondissement Tours, Département Indre-et-Loire, Frankreich
Breton:
arondisamant Teurgn, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
districte de Tours, Indre i Loira, Centre – Vall del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk
Esperanto:
Arondismento Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centro, Francio
Farsi/Persian:
بخش تور, اندر الوآر, سانتر, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα της Τουρ, Αντρ-ε-Λουάρ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Perancis
Japanese:
トゥール郡, アンドル=エ=ロワール県, サントル, フランス
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Tours, Departement Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tours Kūn, Indre-et-Loire, Région Centre, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
arrondiment de Tors, Indre e Léger, Centre, França
Polish:
Okręg Tours, Indre i Loara, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centru, Franța
Slovak:
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Francúzsko
Vietnamese:
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Pháp


No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O CorundumAl2O3
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
falun calcaire biodetritique blanc77.246 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Enoploclytia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Erymidae : Enoploclytia145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Trivia monacha
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Trivia : Trivia monacha7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Schilderia lauriatae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : Schilderia lauriatae7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Niveria parvavellana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Niveria : Niveria parvavellana7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Placenticeras semiornatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Placenticeratidae : Placenticeras : Placenticeras semiornatum86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schilderia brebioni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : Schilderia brebioni7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Schilderia fasciolaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : Schilderia fasciolaria7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Schilderia veronicata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : Schilderia veronicata7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Schilderia incognita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : Schilderia incognita7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Tours
Wikidata ID:Q702657
GeoNames ID:2972190

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 6, 2026 03:26:44 Page updated: August 23, 2025 09:00:20
Go to top of page