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Citou, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, Francei
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CitouCommune
CarcassonneArrondissement
AudeDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Lespinassière, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
Caunes-Minervois, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
Cabrespine, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
Félines-Minervois, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Citou102 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
280626
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:280626:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Other Languages:
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French:
Citou, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
German:
Citou, Arrondissement Carcassonne, Département Aude, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Citou, arrondissement di Carcassonne, Aude, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Ситу, Каркасон, Од, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
西图, 卡尔卡松区, 奥德省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Citou, Distrito de Carcasona, Aude, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Citou, Aude, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Citou, Destrito de Carcasona, Aude, Occitania, Francia
Armenian:
Սիտու, Կարկասոն, Օդ, Օկսիտանիա, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Citou, Aude, Francia
Bambara:
Citou, Faransi
Basque:
Citou, Carcasonako barrutia, Aude, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Citou, Frankreich
Breton:
Citou, arondisamant Carcassona, Aude, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Sitor, Districte de Carcassona, Aude, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Citou, Arrondissement de Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Ситу, Франци
Corsican:
Citou, Francia
Croatian:
Citou, Francuska
Czech:
Citou, Arrondissement Carcassonne, Aude, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Citou, Aude, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Citou, Arrondissement Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Citou, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Citou, Aude, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Citou, Aude'i departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Citou, Frakland
Finnish:
Citou, Aude, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Citou, Ôde, France
Friulian:
Citou, France
Galician:
Citou, Aude, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Citou, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Citou, Aude, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Citou, Frakkland
Ido:
Citou, Francia
Indonesian:
Citou, Arondisemen Carcassonne, Aude, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Citou, Departimento Aude, Francia
Interlingue:
Citou, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Citou, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Citou, Frans
Kabyle:
Citou, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ситу, Од, Франция
Kongo:
Citou, Aude, Fwalansa
Latin:
Citou, Atax, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Citou, Oda, Francija
Ligurian:
Citou, Fransa
Limburgian:
Citou, Aude, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Citou, Odas, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Citou, Aude, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Citou, Aude, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Citou, Arrondissement Carcassonne, Departement Aude, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Citou, Frantsa
Malay:
Citou, Aude, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Citou, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Citou, Carcassonne Kūn, Aude, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Citou, France
Neapolitan:
Citou, Franza
Norwegian:
Citou, Aude, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Citou, Aude, Frankrike
Occitan:
Sitor, Arrondiment de Carcassona, Aude, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Citou, Fransia
Picard:
Citou, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Citou, Dipartiment ëd l'Aude, Fransa
Polish:
Citou, Okręg Carcassonne, Aude, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Citou, Aude, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Citou, Arondismentul Carcassonne, Aude, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Citou, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Citou, Frantza
Scots:
Citou, Aude, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Citou, Aude, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Ситу, Од, Окситанија, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Citou, Aude, Francuska
Sicilian:
Citou, Francia
Slovak:
Citou, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Citou, Aude, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Citou, Aude, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
西圖, 奧德, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Turkish:
Citou, Aude, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сіту, Од, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Citou, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Citou, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Citou, Aude, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Citou, France
Waray:
Citou, Aude, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Citou, Aude, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Citou, Aude, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Citou, Faraas
Zulu:
Citou, IFulansi


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Mineral List

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

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Description: Inclusions in amphibole or pyroxene phenocrysts replaced by calcite.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Al/Zn-chromite.
ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian Chromite
Formula: Fe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
Description: Rims and replaces spinels ; symplectites with micas and quartz.
ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'
ⓘ 'Gahnite-Hercynite Series'
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Replaces magnetite, by temperature decrease.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Rims spinel.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Description: Cr2O3 up to 2.17 wt%.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘChromite
var. Ferrian Chromite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Fuchsite		9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘSiderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Gahnite-Hercynite Series'-
ⓘ'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Gahnite-Hercynite Series
Oⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Oⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian ChromiteFe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Gahnite-Hercynite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Crⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Crⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian ChromiteFe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Gahnite-Hercynite Series
Feⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Feⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian ChromiteFe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Gahnite-Hercynite Series

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed403 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Moniello - upper5402.5 - 387.7 Ma (Devonian)
Raneces - upper part6402.5 - 391.9 Ma (Devonian)
Moniello - base3402.5 - 391.9 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rugosa
subclass		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum		Animalia : Bryozoa402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Spiriferida
order		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Anathyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Anathyris402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Crinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Tabulata
subclass		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata402.5 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Plicathyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Plicathyris402.5 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citou
Wikidata ID:Q203762
GeoNames ID:6612960

Localities in this Region

France
  • Occitanie
    • Aude

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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