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Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, Francei
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QuéménévenCommune
QuimperArrondissement
FinistèreDepartment
BrittanyRegion
FranceCountry

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Staurolite

Landrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Landrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Landrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Landrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Landrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Landrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Neighbouring regions:
Landrévarzec, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Locronan, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Plogonnec, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Cast, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
Plonévez-Porzay, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Quéménéven1,157 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
270229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270229:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, France
German:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagna, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
屈埃梅内旺, 坎佩尔, 菲尼斯泰尔省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finisterre, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finisterre, Bretanya, Francia
Asturian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Faransi
Basque:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Breton:
Kemeneven, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Perancis
Catalan:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finisterre, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Кеменеван, Кемпер, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Francia
Croatian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Frakland
Finnish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistèro, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, France
Galician:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretaña, Francia
Greenlandic:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Departimento Finistere, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Quéménéven, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Frans
Japanese:
ケメネヴァン, カンペール, フィニステール県, ブルターニュ, フランス
Kabyle:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кеменеван, Финистер, Франция
Kongo:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Fwalansa
Latin:
Quéménéven, Coriosopitum, Finis Terrae, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Quéménéven, Kempēra, Finistēra, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Fransa
Limburgian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finisteras, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Departement Finistère, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Frantsa
Malay:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Quéménéven, Tchîmpèr, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Franza
Norwegian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Kemeneven, Kemper, Finistèrra, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Fransia
Picard:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Franche
Piedmontese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Quéménéven, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
屈埃梅內旺, 金貝, 菲尼斯泰爾, 布禮斯大區, 法國
Turkish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Кеменеван, Кемпер, Фіністер, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Fransän
Walloon:
Quéménéven, Quimper, France
Waray:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Kemeneven, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Quéménéven, Quimper, Faraas
Zulu:
Quéménéven, Quimper, IFulansi


"From Quimper north on the N170, then left on the D61 before reaching Saint-Venec. Arsenopyrite, cassiterite, galena, pyrite, quartz, and sphalerite at the quarry in Pennévet." [Belot, 1978]

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Mineral List

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

10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%C3%A9m%C3%A9n%C3%A9ven
Wikidata ID:Q221274
GeoNames ID:2984835

Localities in this Region

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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.
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