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Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
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SahorreCommune
PradesArrondissement
Pyrénées-OrientalesDepartment
OccitanieRegion
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Sahorre Valley

Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Sahorre Mine 19th Century

Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Le Tambour de Sahorre

Thorrent, Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Sahorre Valley

Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Sahorre Mine 19th Century

Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Le Tambour de Sahorre

Thorrent, Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Sahorre Valley

Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Sahorre Mine 19th Century

Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Neighbouring regions:
Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Vernet-les-Bains, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Fuilla, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Nyer, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sahorre382 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
256357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256357:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Other Languages:
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French:
Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
German:
Sahorre, Arrondissement Prades, Ostpyrenäen, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Sahorre, arrondissement di Prades, Pirenei Orientali, Occitania, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
索尔, 普拉德区, 东比利牛斯省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Sahorre, Distrito de Prades, Pirineos Orientales, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Saorra, Destrito de Prada, Pireneus Orientals, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Sahorre, Francia
Bambara:
Sahorre, Faransi
Basque:
Saorra, Pradeseko barrutia, Ekialdeko Pirinioak, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Sahorre, Frankreich
Breton:
Sahorre, arondisamant Prada, Pireneoù-ar-Reter, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Saorra, Prada, Pirineus Orientals, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Sahorre, Arrondissement de Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Саорр, Малхбален Пиренейш, Франци
Corsican:
Sahorre, Francia
Croatian:
Sahorre, Francuska
Czech:
Sahorre, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Sahorre, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Sahorre, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Sahorre, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Sahorre, Frakland
Finnish:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Sahorre, Pirènês-Orientâls, France
Friulian:
Sahorre, France
Galician:
Sahorre, Pireneos Orientais, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Sahorre, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Sahorre, Frakkland
Ido:
Sahorre, Francia
Indonesian:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Sahorre, Departimento Pyrenees-Orientales, Francia
Interlingue:
Sahorre, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Sahorre, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Sahorre, Frans
Kabyle:
Sahorre, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Саорр, Шығыс Пиреней, Франция
Kongo:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Fwalansa
Latin:
Sahorre, Pyrenaei orientales, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Sahorre, Austrumpireneji, Francija
Ligurian:
Sahorre, Fransa
Limburgian:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Sahorre, Pradas, Rytų Pirėnai, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Sahorre, Arrondissement Prades, Departement Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frantsa
Malay:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Sahorre, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sahorre, Prades Kūn, Pyrénées-Orientales, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Sahorre, Pyrenaées-Orientales, France
Neapolitan:
Sahorre, Franza
Norwegian:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frankrike
Occitan:
Saorra, Prada de Conflent, Pirenèus Orientals, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Sahorre, Fransia
Picard:
Sahorre, Pirénées-Oriintales, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Sahorre, Dipartiment dij Pirené Orientaj, Fransa
Polish:
Sahorre, Okręg Prades, Pireneje Wschodnie, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Sahorre, Distrito de Prades, Pirenéus Orientais, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Sahorre, Arondismentul Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Sahorre, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Sahorre, Frantza
Scots:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Sahorre, Francia
Slovak:
Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
索爾, 東比利牛斯, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Turkish:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Саорр, Східні Піренеї, Окситанія, Франція
Urdu:
سہوررے, پیرینے-اورینتال, اوکیتانی, فرانس
Venetian:
Sahorre, Pirenei Orientałi, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Sahorre, France
Waray:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Sahorre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Sahorre, Faraas
Zulu:
Sahorre, IFulansi


North of the iron ore Canigou belt.
Iron mining was worked East and West of the Rotja river valley in many sites.
East, between the Col des Manchas and the Col de Vernet.
West, close to the village border and further up over the Thorrent hamlet.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Stilpnomelane
Formula: (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘStilpnomelane9.EG.40(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahorre
Wikidata ID:Q1350593
GeoNames ID:6441019

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References

Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 81-90.
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