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Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
05613640017272042916815.jpg
Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Clinochrysotile

Péas Valley mine, Chateau-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Neighbouring regions:
Ceillac, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Guillestre, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Molines-en-Queyras, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Aiguilles, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Château-Ville-Vieille340 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
278786
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:278786:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arrondissement de Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
German:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arrondissement Briançon, Hochalpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich
Italian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, arrondissement di Briançon, Alte Alpi, Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra, Francia
Russian:
Шато-Виль-Вьей, Бриансон, Верхние Альпы, Прованс-Альпы-Лазурный Берег, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
沙托-维尔维埃耶, 布里昂松区, 上阿尔卑斯省, 普罗旺斯-阿尔卑斯-蓝色海岸, 法国
Spanish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, distrito de Brianzón, Altos Alpes, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Afrikaans:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankryk
Albanian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Qarku Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franca
Aragonese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Destrito de Briançon, Altos Alpes, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Asturian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Azeri:
Şato-Vil-Vyey, Brianson , Yuxarı Alplar, Provans-Alp-Kot d'Azur, Fransa
Bambara:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Faransi
Basque:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Briançoneko barrutia, Alpe Garaiak, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frankreich
Breton:
Château-Ville-Vieille, arondisamant Briançon, Alpoù-Uhel, Provañs-Alpoù-Aod an Azur, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Perancis
Catalan:
Lo Chastèu e Vilavielha, Districte de Briançon, Alts Alps, Provença-Alps-Costa Blava, França
Cebuano:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arrondissement de Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Chechen:
Шато-Виль-Вьей, Прованс — Альпаш — Сирла-сийна Йист, Франци
Corsican:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Francia
Croatian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Visoke Alpe, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francuska
Czech:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arrondissement Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francie
Danish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrig
Dutch:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arrondissement Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provenco-Alpoj-Bordo Lazura, Francio
Estonian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frakland
Finnish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpit-Riviera, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hôtes-Arpes, Provence-Arpes-Couta d’Azur, France
Friulian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, France
Galician:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Alpes Altos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Greenlandic:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frakkland
Ido:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Provenco Alpi Azur-Rivo, Francia
Indonesian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arondisemen Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Interlingua:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Departimento Hautes-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frans
Japanese:
シャトー＝ヴィル＝ヴィエイユ, オート＝アルプ県, プロヴァンス＝アルプ＝コート・ダジュール, フランス
Kabyle:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Fransa
Kongo:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Fwalansa
Latin:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Brigantio, Alpes Superiores, Provincia Alpes Litus Lazuli, Francia
Latvian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Augšalpi, Provansa-Alpi-Azūra Krasts, Francija
Ligurian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Fransa
Limburgian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Aukštutinės Alpės, Provansas-Alpės-Žydrasis Krantas, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arrondissement Briançon, Departement Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantsa
Malay:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Briançon Kūn, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Château-Ville-Vieille, France
Neapolitan:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Franza
Norwegian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Occitan:
Chastèu e Vilavielha, arrondiment de Briançon, Auts Aups, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, França
Papiamento:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Fransia
Picard:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Franche
Piedmontese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Dipartiment ëd j'Àute Alp, Provensa-Alp-Còsta Asura, Fransa
Polish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Okręg Briançon, Alpy Wysokie, Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, Francja
Portuguese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Altos Alpes, Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul, França
Romanian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Arondismentul Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provența-Alpi-Coasta de Azur, Franța
Romansh:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Frantza
Scots:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Шато Вил Вјеј, Горњи Алпи, Прованса-Алпи-Азурна обала, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francuska
Sicilian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Pruvenza-Alpi-Costa Azzola, Francia
Slovak:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Tatar:
Шато-Виль-Вьей, Бриансон , Франция
Traditional Chinese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, 上阿爾卑斯, 普羅旺斯-阿爾卑斯-蔚藍海岸, 法國
Turkish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Шато-Віль-В'єй, Верхні Альпи, Прованс-Альпи-Лазурний берег, Франція
Venetian:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Provensa-Alpi-Costa Azura, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pháp
Volapük:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Fransän
Walloon:
Château-Ville-Vieille, France
Waray:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransya
Welsh:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Château-Ville-Vieille, Faraas
Zulu:
Château-Ville-Vieille, IFulansi


"(Coming from Château-Ville-Vieille). Southeast of Briançon on the D902. Take the D947 to the left to reach the locality. Follow the D44 north towards Meyriès and ask for directions to the quarries with asbestos, actinolite, and chrysocolla." [Belot, 1978]

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ 'Clinochrysotile'
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAnthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ'Clinochrysotile' ?9.ED.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla ?9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos' ?-
ⓘ'Garnierite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau-Ville-Vieille
Wikidata ID:Q1017846
GeoNames ID:6446634

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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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