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Gennes-Val-de-Loire, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
Gennes-Val-de-LoireCommune
SaumurArrondissement
Maine-et-LoireDepartment
Pays de la LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Les Rosiers-sur-Loire2,365 (2016)
Gennes2,138 (2016)
Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault1,164 (2016)
Saint-Martin-de-la-Place1,135 (2016)
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies599 (2016)
Grézillé420 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
285964
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285964:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pays de Loire
Other Languages:
English:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, arrondissement of Saumur
French:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
German:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, Arrondissement Saumur, Département Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Italian:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, arrondissement di Saumur, Maine e Loira, Paesi della Loira, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
热讷-瓦勒德卢瓦尔, 索米尔区, 曼恩-卢瓦尔省, 卢瓦尔河地区, 法国
Spanish:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, Distrito de Saumur, Maine y Loira, Países del Loira, Francia
Basque:
Gennes, Saumureko barrutia, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frantzia
Breton:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, arondisamant Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Broioù al Liger, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Gennes, Districte de Saumur, Maine i Loira, País del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Gennes, Arrondissement de Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, Pransiya
Chechen:
Женн , Мен а, Луаран латтанаш, Франци
Dutch:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, Arrondissement Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frankrijk
Hungarian:
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, Loire mente, Franciaország
Latin:
Gennes, Meduana et Liger, Pagi Ligeris, Francia
Malay:
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Perancis
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gennes, Saumur Kūn, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Gennes, Maine e Léger, Païses de Léger, França
Piedmontese:
Gennes, Maine-e-Lòira, Pais ëd la Lòira, Fransa
Polish:
Gennes, okręg Saumur, Maine-i-Loara, Kraj Loary, Francja
Portuguese:
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, País do Loire, França
Romanian:
Gennes, Arondismentul Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Franța
Slovak:
Gennes, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, Francúzsko
Swedish:
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
熱內, 曼恩-盧華爾, 盧華爾河區, 法國
Ukrainian:
Женн, Мен і Луара, Пеї-де-ла-Луар, Франція
Vietnamese:
Gennes, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Pháp
Volapük:
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Fransän
Waray:
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Fransya
Zazaki:
Gennes-Val-de-Loire, Komunê Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Fransa


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Mineral List

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2 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
FeIron
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cuvierichelys parisiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cuvierichelys : Cuvierichelys parisiensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennes,_Maine-et-Loire
Wikidata ID:Q832402
GeoNames ID:6454194

Localities in this Region

  • Pays de la Loire

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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