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Amboise, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France i
Regional Level Types
Amboise Commune
Loches Arrondissement
Indre-et-Loire Department
Centre-Val de Loire Region
France Country

Regional Level Types
Amboise	Commune
Loches	Arrondissement
Indre-et-Loire	Department
Centre-Val de Loire	Region
France	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Nazelles-Négron, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Lussault-sur-Loire, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Saint-Martin-le-Beau, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Souvigny-de-Touraine, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Chargé, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Civray-de-Touraine, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Saint-Règle, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

La Croix-en-Touraine, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Pocé-sur-Cisse, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Dierre, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Amboise	12,685 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

250949

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:250949:8

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Amboise, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

German:

Amboise, Arrondissement Loches, Département Indre-et-Loire, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich

Italian:

Amboise, arrondissement di Loches, Indre e Loira, Centro, Francia

Russian:

Амбуаз, Лош, Эндр и Луара, Центр, Франция

Simplified Chinese:

昂布瓦斯, 洛什区, 安德尔-卢瓦尔省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国

Spanish:

Amboise, Distrito de Loches, Indre y Loira, Centro, Francia

Afrikaans:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankryk

Arabic:

امبواز, أندر ولوار, مركز-وادي اللوار, فرنسا

Aragonese:

Amboise, Destrito de Loches, Indre y Loira, Centro, Francia

Armenian:

Ամբուազ, Էնդր և Լուար, Ֆրանսիա

Asturian:

Amboise, Centro-Valle de Loira, Francia

Azeri:

Ambuaz, Loş (rayon), Endr və Luara, Sentr, Fransa

Bambara:

Amboise, Faransi

Basque:

Amboise, Locheseko barrutia, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frantzia

Bavarian:

Amboise, Département Indre-et-Loire, Frankreich

Belarusian:

Амбуаз, Лош, Эндр і Луара, Цэнтр, Францыя

Breton:

Amboise, arondisamant Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall

Bulgarian:

Амбоаз, Ендър е Лоар, Център-Вал дьо Лоар, Франция

Catalan:

Amboise, districte de Loches, Indre i Loira, Centre – Vall del Loira, França

Cebuano:

Amboise, Arrondissement de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Pransiya

Chechen:

Амбуаз, Центр, Франци

Corsican:

Amboise, Francia

Croatian:

Amboise, Centre, Francuska

Czech:

Amboise, Arrondissement Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Francie

Danish:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frankrig

Dutch:

Amboise, Arrondissement Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk

Dutch Low Saxon:

Amboise, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek

Esperanto:

Amboise, Arondismento Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centro, Francio

Estonian:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire'i departemang, Keskpiirkond, Prantsusmaa

Faroese:

Amboise, Frakland

Farsi/Persian:

امبوز, بخش لوش, اندر الوآر, سانتر, فرانسه

Finnish:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Ranska

Franco-Provençal:

Amboise, Indre-et-Lêre, Çantre, France

Friulian:

Amboise, France

Galician:

Amboise, Indre e Loira, Centro, Francia

Greek:

Αμπουάζ, Διαμέρισμα του Λος, Αντρ-ε-Λουάρ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία

Greenlandic:

Amboise, Franskit Nunaat

Hebrew:

אמבואז, אנדר ולואר, סאנטר-עמק הלואר, צרפת

Hungarian:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Franciaország

Icelandic:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frakkland

Ido:

Amboise, Centro, Francia

Indonesian:

Amboise, Arondisemen Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Perancis

Interlingua:

Amboise, Departimento Indre-et-Loire, Region Centro, Francia

Interlingue:

Amboise, Francia

Irish Gaelic:

Amboise, An Fhrainc

Jamaican Patois:

Amboise, Frans

Japanese:

アンボワーズ, アンドル＝エ＝ロワール県, サントル, フランス

Kabyle:

Amboise, Centre, Fransa

Kongo:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Fwalansa

Latin:

Ambacia, Lucca, Andra et Liger, Centrum, Francia

Latvian:

Amboise, Endra un Luāra, Centrs-Valdeluāra, Francija

Ligurian:

Amboise, Fransa

Limburgian:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek

Lithuanian:

Ambuazas, Endras ir Luara, Centras, Prancūzija

Low Saxon/Low German:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek

Luxembourgish:

Amboise, Arrondissement Loches, Departement Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich

Malagasy:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frantsa

Malay:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Perancis

Minangkabau:

Amboise, Parancih

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Amboise, Loches Kūn, Indre-et-Loire, Région Centre, Hoat-kok

Narom:

Amboise, Chente, France

Neapolitan:

Amboise, Franza

Norwegian:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frankrike

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frankrike

Occitan:

Amboise, Indre e Léger, Centre, França

Papiamento:

Amboise, Fransia

Picard:

Amboise, Chinte-Val ed Loére, Franche

Piedmontese:

Amboise, Dipartiment d'Indre e Lòira, Sènter, Fransa

Polish:

Amboise, Okręg Loches, Indre i Loara, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja

Portuguese:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centro, França

Romanian:

Amboise, Arondismentul Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centru, Franța

Romansh:

Amboise, Frantscha

Sardinian:

Amboise, Frantza

Scots:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Fraunce

Scottish Gaelic:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, An Fhraing

Serbian:

Амбоаз, Ендр и Лоара, Centre-Val de Loire, Француска

Serbo-Croatian:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Francuska

Sicilian:

Amboise, Région Centre, Francia

Slovak:

Amboise, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Francúzsko

Slovenian:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Center, Francija

Swahili:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Mkoa wa Centre, Ufaransa

Swedish:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frankrike

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Амбӯз, Департаменти Эндр и Луара, Фаронса

Traditional Chinese:

昂布瓦斯, 安德爾-盧華爾, 中央-盧華爾山谷, 法國

Turkish:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Merkez, Fransa

Ukrainian:

Амбуаз, Ендр і Луара, Центр, Франція

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Amboise, Fransiya

Venetian:

Ambosa, Sentro, Fransa

Vietnamese:

Amboise, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Pháp

Volapük:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Fransän

Walloon:

Amboise, France

Waray:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Butnga nga Rehiyon han Fransya, Fransya

Welsh:

Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Ffrainc

West Flemish:

Amboise, Centre-Val de Loire, Vrankryk

Wolof:

Amboise, Faraas

Zulu:

Amboise, IFulansi

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ⓘ Pyrite

ⓘ Quartz

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Four à Chaux quarries, Amboise, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

References:

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Loire River alluvials, Amboise, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

References:

Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.

Gallery:

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboise
Wikidata ID:	Q205116
GeoNames ID:	3037902

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- Indre-et-Loire
  - Loches
    - Amboise

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Loches Arrondissement
Indre-et-Loire Department
Centre-Val de Loire Region
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