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Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
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MatraCommune
CorteArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
FranceCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
284949
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:284949:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corse, France
German:
Matra, Arrondissement Corte, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankreich
Italian:
Matra, arrondissement di Corte, Alta Corsica, Corsica, Francia
Russian:
Матра, Корте, Верхняя Корсика, Корсика, Франция
Spanish:
Matra, distrito de Corte, Alta Córcega, Córcega, Francia
Afrikaans:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Matra, Destrito de Corti, Alta Corcega, Corcega, Francia
Asturian:
Matra, Córcega, Francia
Bambara:
Matra, Faransi
Basque:
Matra, Corteko barrutia, Korsika Garaia, Korsika, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Matra, Arrondissement Corte, Korsika, Frankreich
Breton:
Matra, arondisamant Corti, Korsika-Uhel, Korsika, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Matra, Districte de Corte, Alta Còrsega, Còrsega, França
Cebuano:
Matra, Arrondissement de Corte, Haute-Corse, Corse, Pransiya
Chechen:
Матра , Корсика, Франци
Corsican:
Matra, Circundariu di Corti, Cismonte, Corsica, Francia
Croatian:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francuska
Czech:
Matra, Arrondissement Corte, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Francie
Danish:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrig
Dutch:
Matra, Arrondissement Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Matra, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsiko, Francio
Estonian:
Matra, Haute-Corse'i departemang, Korsika, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Matra, Frakland
Finnish:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Matra, Hôta-Corse, Corse, France
Friulian:
Matra, France
Galician:
Matra, Alta Córsega, Córsega, Francia
Greenlandic:
Matra, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Matra, Korsíka, Frakkland
Ido:
Matra, Korsika, Francia
Indonesian:
Matra, Arondisemen Corte, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Perancis
Interlingua:
Matra, Departimento Haute-Corse, region Corsica, Francia
Interlingue:
Matra, Corsica, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Matra, An Chorsaic, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Matra, Frans
Kabyle:
Matra, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Матра, Жоғарғы Корсика, Корсика, Франция
Kongo:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Fwalansa
Latin:
Matra, Corsica Superior, Corsica, Francia
Latvian:
Matra, Augškorsika, Korsika, Francija
Ligurian:
Matra, Corsega, Fransa
Limburgian:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Matra, Aukštutinė Korsika, Korsika, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Còrsega, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Matra, Arrondissement Corte, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Frantsa
Malay:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Corse, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Matra, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Matra, Corte Kūn, Haute-Corse, Corse, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Matra, Corse-dé-Ĥâot, Corse, France
Neapolitan:
Matra, Corseca, Franza
Norwegian:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrike
Occitan:
Matra, arrondiment de Corti, Nauta Corsega, Corsega, França
Papiamento:
Matra, Corsica, Fransia
Picard:
Matra, Franche
Piedmontese:
Matra, Àuta Còrsica, Còrsica, Fransa
Polish:
Matra, Okręg Corte, Górna Korsyka, Korsyka, Francja
Portuguese:
Matra, Alta Córsega, Córsega, França
Romanian:
Matra, Arondismentul Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Franța
Romansh:
Matra, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Matra, Còssiga Arta, Còssiga, Frantza
Scots:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Corsaca, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Matra, Còrsica, Francia
Slovak:
Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francija
Swahili:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrike
Turkish:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Матра, Верхня Корсика, Корсика, Франція
Venetian:
Matra, Alta Còrsega, Còrsega, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corse, Pháp
Volapük:
Matra, Fransän
Walloon:
Matra, France
Waray:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Corse, Fransya
Welsh:
Matra, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Matra, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Matra, Faraas
Zulu:
Matra, IFulansi


Matra is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

"On the N198 towards Bastia take the D16 until Matra where, near old mining buildings, it is possible to collect abundant orpiment, realgar, and stibnite." [Belot, 1978]

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Mineral List

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

25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
References:
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
Greigite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
References:
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Hercynite var. Picotite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Hörnesite
Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Millerite
Formula: NiS
References:
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
References:
Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pararealgar
Formula: As4S4
Pääkkönenite ?
Formula: Sb2AsS2
Description: No analytical details given.
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
References:
Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
References:
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Stibarsen ?
Formula: AsSb
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Description: Earlier than realgar in the paragenesis.
Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Stibarsen ?1.CA.05AsSb
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Greigite2.DA.05Fe2+Fe3+2S4
Pääkkönenite ?2.DB.05Sb2AsS2
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Pararealgar2.FA.15bAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hercynite
var. Picotite
4.BB.05(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Hörnesite8.CE.40Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Picropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
H Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
O Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
O Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mg PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Mg Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mg Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
AlAluminium
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Al Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HeazlewooditeNi3S2
S MilleriteNiS
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PararealgarAs4S4
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PääkköneniteSb2AsS2
S PyriteFeS2
S RealgarAs4S4
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AwaruiteNi3Fe
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Fe Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
NiNickel
Ni AwaruiteNi3Fe
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Ni HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PararealgarAs4S4
As PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
As PääkköneniteSb2AsS2
As RealgarAs4S4
As StibarsenAsSb
SbAntimony
Sb PääkköneniteSb2AsS2
Sb StibarsenAsSb
Sb StibniteSb2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matra,_Haute-Corse
Wikidata ID:Q1108165
GeoNames ID:6431171

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