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Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
Regional Level Types
PlumelinCommune
PontivyArrondissement
MorbihanDepartment
BrittanyRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Plumelin1,900 (2016)
Saint-Allouestre564 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
287058
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287058:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
German:
Plumelin, Arrondissement Pontivy, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Plumelin, arrondissement di Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagna, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
普吕默兰, 蓬蒂维区, 莫尔比昂省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Plumelin, Distrito de Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Plumelin, Arrondissement Pontivy, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Plumelin, Mor-Bihan, Bretanya, Francia
Asturian:
Plumelin, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Plumelin, Faransi
Basque:
Plumelin, Pontivyko barrutia, Morbihan, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Plumelin, Bretagne, Frankreich
Breton:
Pluverin, Pondi, Mor-Bihan, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Plumelin, districte de Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Plumelin, Arrondissement de Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Плюмелен, Морбиан, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Plumelin, Francia
Croatian:
Plumelin, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Plumelin, Arrondissement Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Plumelin, Arrondissement Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Plumelin, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Plumelin, Morbihani departemang, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Plumelin, Frakland
Finnish:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Plumelin, France
Galician:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretaña, Francia
Greenlandic:
Plumelin, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Plumelin, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Plumelin, Departimento Morbihan, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Plumelin, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Plumelin, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Plumelin, Frans
Kabyle:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Плюмелен, Морбиан, Франция
Kongo:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Fwalansa
Latin:
Plumelin, Mariculum, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Plumelin, Morbiāna, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Plumelin, Fransa
Limburgian:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Plumelin, Morbihanas, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Plumelin, Arrondissement Pontivy, Departement Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Frantsa
Malay:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Manx:
Pluverin, Mor-Bihan, Yn Vritaan, Yn Rank
Minangkabau:
Plumelin, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Plumelin, Pontivy Kūn, Morbihan, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Plumelin, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Plumelin, Franza
Norwegian:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Pluverin, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Plumelin, Fransia
Picard:
Plumelin, Franche
Piedmontese:
Plumelin, Dipartiment dël Morbihan, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Plumelin, Okręg Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Plumelin, Arondismentul Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Plumelin, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Plumelin, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Plumelin, Mor-Bihan, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Plumelin, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
普呂默蘭, 莫爾比昂, 布禮斯大區, 法國
Turkish:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Плюмелен, Морбіан, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Plumelin, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Plumelin, Fransän
Walloon:
Plumelin, France
Waray:
Plumelin, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Plumelin, Mor-Bihan, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Plumelin, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Plumelin, Faraas
Zulu:
Plumelin, IFulansi


Plumelin (Breton: Pluverin) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

35 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Bipyramid
Colour: Blue / Black / Brown
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Habit: Elongated pyramid
Colour: Colorless to white
Description: In dissolution pocket in galena
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Habit: Fibrous spherule
Colour: Pale green to black
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Habit: Hexagonal prism
Colour: White
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Tabular prism
Colour: Brown
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Habit: Acicular
Colour: Yellow
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: small xl
Colour: Colorless to white
Description: with galena
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Habit: small xl
Colour: Yellow
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: ?
Colour: Green yellow
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Habit: Dodecahedron
Colour: Grey / Green
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Habit: Mamelonated
Colour: Brown
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Radiated xl
Colour: Colorless
Description: Neoformation
Hinsdalite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: Ball
Colour: white to pale pink
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Habit: Rhombohedron
Colour: Brown-red
Kolbeckite
Formula: ScPO4 · 2H2O
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Habit: Bright flake
Colour: Brown-red
Leucophosphite ?
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Habit: Losange shape crystals
Colour: colorless to whitish
Malhmoodite
Formula: FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Tabular prism
Colour: Black
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Habit: Small xl
Colour: Yellow
Natrodufrénite
Formula: NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Cube
Colour: Yellow
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: Elongated xl
Colour: White
Pyrostilpnite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Description: analysed by Bertrand Devouard, University of Clermont-Ferrand
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Fiber
Colour: Brown
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Ball
Colour: Pale blue-green
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Habit: Massive
Colour: Brown
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Habit: Grain
Colour: Brown
Stolzite ?
Formula: Pb(WO4)
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Spheroidal agregate
Colour: White
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Habit: Radiated xl
Colour: Deep blue

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrostilpnite2.GA.10Ag3SbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Stolzite ?7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hinsdalite8.BL.05PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Kolbeckite8.CD.05ScPO4 · 2H2O
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Malhmoodite8.CE.75FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Beraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Leucophosphite ?8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Dufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Natrodufrénite8.DK.15NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KolbeckiteScPO4 · 2H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
H MalhmooditeFeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H NatrodufréniteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KolbeckiteScPO4 · 2H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
O MalhmooditeFeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O NatrodufréniteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O StolzitePb(WO4)
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na NatrodufréniteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P KolbeckiteScPO4 · 2H2O
P LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
P MalhmooditeFeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P NatrodufréniteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ScScandium
Sc KolbeckiteScPO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Fe MalhmooditeFeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe NatrodufréniteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr MalhmooditeFeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
WTungsten
W StolzitePb(WO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb StolzitePb(WO4)

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GeoNames ID:6437345

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