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Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
BeaufortCommune
AlbertvilleArrondissement
SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Quartz, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hematite, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hematite, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Quartz, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hematite, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hematite, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Quartz, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hematite, etc.

Grand Mont, Beaufortain, Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neighbouring regions:
Les Contamines-Montjoie, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Hauteluce, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Cevins, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
La Plagne-Tarentaise, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Aime-la-Plagne, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Beaufort2,170 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
284848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:284848:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Beaufort, Arrondissement Albertville, Savoyen, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Beaufort, arrondissement di Albertville, Savoia, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Spanish:
Beaufort, Distrito de Albertville, Saboya, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Albanian:
Beaufort, Qarku Albertville, Savoia, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpes, Franca
Aragonese:
Beaufort, Savoya, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Beaufort, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Beaufort, Faransi
Basque:
Beaufort-sur-Doron, Albertvilleko barrutia, Savoia, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Beaufort, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Catalan:
Beaufort , Districte d'Albertville, Savoia, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Beaufort, Arrondissement d'Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Бофор-сюр-Дорон, Франци
Corsican:
Beaufort, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Beaufort, Francuska
Czech:
Beaufort, Arrondissement Albertville, Savojsko, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Beaufort, Arrondissement Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Beaufort, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Beaufort, Savoie, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Beaufort, Savoia departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Beaufort, Frakland
Finnish:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Bôfôrt, Savouè d’Avâl, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Beaufort, France
Galician:
Beaufort, Savoia, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greek:
Μπωφόρ, Διαμέρισμα του Αλμπερβίλ, Σαβοΐα, Ωβέρνη-Ρον-Αλπ, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Beaufort, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Beaufort, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Beaufort, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Beaufort, Departimento Savoie, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Beaufort, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Beaufort, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Beaufort, Frans
Japanese:
ボーフォール , サヴォワ県, オーヴェルニュ＝ローヌ＝アルプ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Beaufort, Fransa
Kongo:
Beaufort, Savoie, Fwalansa
Latin:
Bellum Fortium , Sabaudia, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Beaufort, Savoja, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Beaufort, Fransa
Limburgian:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Beaufort, Savoja, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Beaufort-sur-Doron, Savoie, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Beaufort, Savoie, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Beaufort, Arrondissement Albertville, Departement Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Beaufort, Savoie, Frantsa
Malay:
Beaufort, Savoie, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Beaufort, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Beaufort, Albertville Kūn, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Beaufort, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Beaufort, Franza
Norwegian:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Beaufort, Departementet Savoie, Frankrike
Occitan:
Beaufort-sur-Doron, Savòia, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Beaufort, Fransia
Picard:
Beaufort, Franche
Piedmontese:
Beaufort, Dipartiment ëd la Savòja, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Beaufort, Okręg Albertville, Sabaudia, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Beaufort, Saboia, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Beaufort, Arondismentul Albertville, Savoie, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Beaufort, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Beaufort, Frantza
Scots:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Бофор, Савоја, Оверња-Рона-Алпи, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Beaufort, Savoie, Francuska
Sicilian:
Beaufort, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Бофор-сюр-Дорон, Савойя, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Beaufort, Fransiya
Venetian:
Beaufort, Savoja, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Beaufort, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Beaufort-sur-Doron, Savoie, Fransän
Walloon:
Beaufort, France
Waray:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Beaufort, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Beaufort, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Beaufort, Faraas
Zulu:
Beaufort, IFulansi


Beaufort, also Beaufort-sur-Doron, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the namesake for the Beaufort cheese, which is produced in the surrounding area.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Crichtonite Group'
Formula: AD21O38 or A{DE2G6 Ti12}O38
ⓘ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘLangite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘPosnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Crichtonite Group'-AD21O38 or A{DE2G6 Ti12}O38

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ Crichtonite GroupAD21O38 or A{DE2G6 Ti12}O38
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Crichtonite GroupAD21O38 or A{DE2G6 Ti12}O38
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort,_Savoie
Wikidata ID:Q1158013
GeoNames ID:6614295

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