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Limonest, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
LimonestCommune
LyonArrondissement
RhôneDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chasselay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Lissieu, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dardilly, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Limonest2,984 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
285003
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285003:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Limonest, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Limonest, Arrondissement Lyon, Département Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Limonest, arrondissement di Lyon, Rodano, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Лимоне, Лион, Рона, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Spanish:
Limonest, Distrito de Lyon, Ródano, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Limonest, Rhône , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Limonest, Roine, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Limonest, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Limonest, Faransi
Basque:
Limonest, Lyongo barrutia, Rhône, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Limonest, Arrondissement Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Limonest, arondisamant Lyon, Ron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Limonest, districte de Lió, Roine, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Limonest, Arrondissement de Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Лимонест, Франци
Corsican:
Limonest, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Limonest, Francuska
Czech:
Limonest, Arrondissement Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Limonest, Arrondissement Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Limonest, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Limonest, Arondismento Liono, Rhône, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Limonest, Rhône'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Limonest, Frakland
Finnish:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Limonest, Rôno, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Limonest, France
Galician:
Limonest, Ródano, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Limonest, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Limonest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Limonest, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Limonest, Arondisemen Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Limonest, Departimento Rhone, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Limonest, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Limonest, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Limonest, Frans
Kabyle:
Limonest, Rhône, Fransa
Kongo:
Limonest, Rhône, Fwalansa
Latin:
Limonest, Rhodanus, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Limonest, Rona, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Limonest, Fransa
Limburgian:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Limonest, Rona, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Limonest, Rhône, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Limonest, Rhône, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Limonest, Arrondissement Lyon, Departement Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Limonest, Rhône, Frantsa
Malay:
Limonest, Rhône, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Limonest, Parancih
Narom:
Limonest, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Limonest, Franza
Norwegian:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Limonest, Departementet Rhône, Frankrike
Occitan:
Limonest, arrondiment de Lion, Ròse, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Limonest, Fransia
Picard:
Limonest, Franche
Piedmontese:
Limonest, Ròno, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Limonest, Okręg Lyon, Rodan, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Limonest, Arrondissement de Lyon, Ródano, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Limonest, Arondismentul Lyon, Rhône, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Limonest, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Limonest, Frantza
Scots:
Limonest, Arrondissement o Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Limonest, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Limonest, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Лімоне, Рона, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Limonest, Fransiya
Venetian:
Limonest, Rodano, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Limonest, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Limonest, Rhône, Fransän
Walloon:
Limonest, France
Waray:
Limonest, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Limonest, arrondissement Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Limonest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Limonest, Faraas
Zulu:
Limonest, IFulansi


"Northeast of Lyon on the N6. Astarte, Coelenterata, Pleurotomaria, Trigonia, and nodules with fossils on the D92 to the east towards the Monts d'Or and in the yellow limestones. Old workings with ammonites, brachiopods, crinoids, and lamellibranchs at the shooting range." [Belot, 1978]

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Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed190 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Liospiriferina obtusa
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Liospiriferina : Liospiriferina obtusa196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Piarorhynchia juvenis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Piarorhynchia : Piarorhynchia juvenis196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Callospiriferina tumida
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Pennospiriferinidae : Callospiriferina : Callospiriferina tumida196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Spiriferina walcotti
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Spiriferina : Spiriferina walcotti196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prionorhynchia belemnitica
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Prionorhynchiidae : Prionorhynchia : Prionorhynchia belemnitica196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Lobothyris sinemuriensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Lobothyris : Lobothyris sinemuriensis196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cincta cor
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Cincta : Cincta cor196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cuneirhynchia oxynoti
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Cuneirhynchia : Cuneirhynchia oxynoti196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonest
Wikidata ID:Q605677
GeoNames ID:6441701

Localities in this Region

France

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References

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
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