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Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
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PradesArrondissement
Pyrénées-OrientalesDepartment
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Py Village

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py Village

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py, la Rotja River

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py Village

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py Village

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py, la Rotja River

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py Village

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Py Village

Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Neighbouring regions:
Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Sahorre, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Escaro, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Nyer, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Mantet, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Py108 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
264170
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264170:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Other Languages:
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French:
Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
German:
Py, Arrondissement Prades, Ostpyrenäen, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Py, arrondissement di Prades, Pirenei Orientali, Occitania, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
皮镇, 普拉德区, 东比利牛斯省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Py, Distrito de Prades, Pirineos Orientales, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Pi de Conflent, Destrito de Prada, Pireneus Orientals, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Py, Francia
Bambara:
Py, Faransi
Basque:
Pi de Conflent, Pradeseko barrutia, Ekialdeko Pirinioak, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Py, Frankreich
Breton:
Py, arondisamant Prada, Pireneoù-ar-Reter, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Pi, Prada, Pirineus Orientals, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Py, Arrondissement de Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Пи , Малхбален Пиренейш, Франци
Corsican:
Py, Francia
Croatian:
Py, Francuska
Czech:
Py, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Py, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Py, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Py, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Py, Frakland
Finnish:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Py, Pirènês-Orientâls, France
Friulian:
Py, France
Galician:
Py, Pireneos Orientais, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Py, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Py, Frakkland
Ido:
Py, Francia
Indonesian:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Py, Departimento Pyrenees-Orientales, Francia
Interlingue:
Py, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Py, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Py, Frans
Kabyle:
Py, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пи , Шығыс Пиреней, Франция
Kongo:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Fwalansa
Latin:
Py, Pyrenaei orientales, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Py, Austrumpireneji, Francija
Ligurian:
Py, Fransa
Limburgian:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Py, Pradas, Rytų Pirėnai, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Py, Arrondissement Prades, Departement Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frantsa
Malay:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Py, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Py, Prades Kūn, Pyrénées-Orientales, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Py, Pyrenaées-Orientales, France
Neapolitan:
Py, Franza
Norwegian:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frankrike
Occitan:
Pi de Conflent, Prada de Conflent, Pirenèus Orientals, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Py, Fransia
Picard:
Py, Pirénées-Oriintales, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Py, Dipartiment dij Pirené Orientaj, Fransa
Polish:
Py, Okręg Prades, Pireneje Wschodnie, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Py, Distrito de Prades, Pirenéus Orientais, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Py, Arondismentul Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Py, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Py, Frantza
Scots:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Py, Francia
Slovak:
Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanien, Frankrike
Turkish:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Пі, Східні Піренеї, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Py, Pirenei Orientałi, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Py, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Py, France
Waray:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Py, Faraas
Zulu:
Py, IFulansi


Small village on Rotja river.

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ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Py,_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales
Wikidata ID:Q178846
GeoNames ID:6454540

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References

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Guitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel, 16.
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