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Bessenay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
BessenayCommune
Villefranche-sur-SaôneArrondissement
RhôneDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bessenay2,138 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
282146
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282146:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Bessenay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Bessenay, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Département Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Bessenay, arrondissement di Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rodano, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Spanish:
Bessenay, distrito de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ródano, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Bessenay, Rhône , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Bessenay, Roine, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Bessenay, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Bessenay, Faransi
Basque:
Bessenay, Villefranche-sur-Saôneko barrutia, Rhône, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Bessenay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Bessenay, arondisamant Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Bessenay, districte de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Roine, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Bessenay, Arrondissement de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Бессне, Франци
Corsican:
Bessenay, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Bessenay, Francuska
Czech:
Bessenay, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Bessenay, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Bessenay, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Bessenay, Rhône, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Bessenay, Rhône'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Bessenay, Frakland
Finnish:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Bessenay, Rôno, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Bessenay, France
Galician:
Bessenay, Ródano, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Bessenay, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Bessenay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Bessenay, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Bessenay, Departimento Rhone, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Bessenay, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Bessenay, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Bessenay, Frans
Kabyle:
Bessenay, Rhône, Fransa
Kongo:
Bessenay, Rhône, Fwalansa
Latvian:
Bessenay, Rona, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Bessenay, Fransa
Limburgian:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Bessenay, Rona, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Bessenay, Rhône, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Bessenay, Rhône, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Bessenay, Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône, Departement Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Bessenay, Rhône, Frantsa
Malay:
Bessenay, Rhône, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Bessenay, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bessenay, Villefranche-sur-Saône Kūn, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Bessenay, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Bessenay, Franza
Norwegian:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bessenay, Departementet Rhône, Frankrike
Occitan:
Bessenay, arrondiment de Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ròse, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Bessenay, Fransia
Picard:
Bessenay, Franche
Piedmontese:
Bessenay, Ròno, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Bessenay, Okręg Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rodan, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Bessenay, Ródano, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Bessenay, Arondismentul Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Bessenay, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Bessenay, Frantza
Scots:
Bessenay, Arrondissement o Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Бесне, Рона, Оверња-Рона-Алпи, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Bessenay, Rhône, Francuska
Sicilian:
Bessenay, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Bessenay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Бессне, Рона, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Bessenay, Fransiya
Venetian:
Bessenay, Rodano, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Bessenay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Bessenay, Rhône, Fransän
Walloon:
Bessenay, France
Waray:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Bessenay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Bessenay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Bessenay, Faraas
Zulu:
Bessenay, IFulansi


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Mineral List

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: In pink felsitic leptynites.
'Chlorite Group'
Description: In amphibolites.
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: In amphibolites.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: In pink felsitic leptynites.
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Description: In amphibolites.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: In pink felsitic leptynites.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessenay
Wikidata ID:Q1340124
GeoNames ID:6450715

Localities in this Region

  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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