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Argenton-sur-Creuse, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
Argenton-sur-CreuseCommune
ChâteaurouxArrondissement
IndreDepartment
Centre-Val de LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Argenton-sur-Creuse5,335 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
284129
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:284129:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
German:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondissement Châteauroux, Département Indre, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich
Italian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, arrondissement di Châteauroux, Indre, Centro, Francia
Russian:
Аржантон-сюр-Крёз, Шатору, Эндр, Центр, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
克勒兹河畔阿让通, 沙托鲁, 安德尔省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国
Spanish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Distrito de Châteauroux, Indre, Centro, Francia
Afrikaans:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre , Centre-Val de Loire, Frankryk
Amharic:
አርዠንቶን-ሱር-ክሮይዝ, ፈረንሣይ
Aragonese:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Destrito de Châteauroux, Indre, Centro, Francia
Asturian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centro-Valle de Loira, Francia
Bambara:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Faransi
Basque:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Châteaurouxeko barrutia, Indre, Centre, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondissement Châteauroux, Département Indre, Frankreich
Breton:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, arondisamant Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Districte de Châteauroux, Indre, Centre – Vall del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondissement de Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, Pransiya
Chechen:
Аржантон-сюр-Крёз, Центр, Франци
Corsican:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Francia
Croatian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centre, Francuska
Czech:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondissement Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, Francie
Danish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Frankrig
Dutch:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondissement Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centro, Francio
Estonian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre'i departemang, Keskpiirkond, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
آرجنتون-سور-کروز, شاتورو, اندر, سانتر, فرانسه
Finnish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Çantre, France
Friulian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, France
Galician:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centro, Francia
Greek:
Αρζαντόν-συρ-Κρεζ, Σατωρού, Αντρ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Frakkland
Ido:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centro, Francia
Indonesian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arondisemen Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, Perancis
Interlingua:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Departimento Indre, Region Centro, Francia
Interlingue:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Frans
Japanese:
アルジャントン=シュール=クルーズ, シャトールー, アンドル県, サントル, フランス
Kabyle:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centre, Fransa
Kongo:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Fwalansa
Latin:
Argentomagus, Castrum Radulphi, Andra, Centrum, Francia
Latvian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Endra, Centrs-Valdeluāra, Francija
Ligurian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Fransa
Limburgian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Šatoru, Endras, Centras, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondissement Châteauroux, Departement Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Frantsa
Malay:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Châteauroux Kūn, Indre, Région Centre, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Chente, France
Neapolitan:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Franza
Norwegian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Frankrike
Occitan:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arrondiment de Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, França
Papiamento:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Fransia
Picard:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Chinte-Val ed Loére, Franche
Piedmontese:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Sènter, Fransa
Polish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Okręg Châteauroux, Indre, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja
Portuguese:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centro, França
Romanian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Arondismentul Châteauroux, Indre, Centru, Franța
Romansh:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Frantza
Scots:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Аржантон сир Крез, Шатору, Ендр, Centre-Val de Loire, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Francuska
Sicilian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Région Centre, Francia
Slovak:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Center, Francija
Swahili:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Mkoa wa Centre, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
克勒斯河畔阿爾讓通, 安德爾, 中央-盧華爾山谷, 法國
Turkish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Merkez, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Аржантон-сюр-Крез, Шатору, Ендр, Центр, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Fransiya
Venetian:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Sentro, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, Pháp
Volapük:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Fransän
Walloon:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, France
Waray:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Butnga nga Rehiyon han Fransya, Fransya
Welsh:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, Centre, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centre-Val de Loire, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, Faraas
Zulu:
Argenton-sur-Creuse, IFulansi


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Mineral List

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

8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
'Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series'
Description: Analyse Vincent Bourgoin - Association Jean Wyart
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Supergroup'
Formula: X3 Z2(TO4)3
Gold
Formula: Au
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
'Xenotime'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Garnet Supergroup'-X3 Z2(TO4)3
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Xenotime'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series'-

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trionyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Artiodactyla
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Neochelys eocaenica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemididae : Neochelys : Neochelys eocaenica47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Catodontherium argentonicum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anoplotheriidae : Catodontherium : Catodontherium argentonicum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argenton-sur-Creuse
Wikidata ID:Q275438
GeoNames ID:3037018

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