Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Bournonite vs. Vesuvianite
Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francei
Regional Level Types
LongwyMunicipality
Val-de-BrieyArrondissement
Meurthe-et-MoselleDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
00909750017272346812816.jpg
Panorama view of the Longwy mining and metallurgy basin, in 1904.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
08146630017272346819303.jpg
Panorama view of the Longwy steel works, in 1904.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
04988830017272346821577.jpg
Views of the Longwy mining and metallurgy area, in 1905.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
00909750017272346812816.jpg
Panorama view of the Longwy mining and metallurgy basin, in 1904.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
08146630017272346819303.jpg
Panorama view of the Longwy steel works, in 1904.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
04988830017272346821577.jpg
Views of the Longwy mining and metallurgy area, in 1905.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
00909750017272346812816.jpg
Panorama view of the Longwy mining and metallurgy basin, in 1904.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
08146630017272346819303.jpg
Panorama view of the Longwy steel works, in 1904.

Longwy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Neighbouring regions:
Longlaville, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Herserange, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Mexy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Mont-Saint-Martin, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Réhon, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Lexy, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Cosnes-et-Romain, Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Longwy14,695 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
287944
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287944:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lorraine
Other Languages:
View 82 more...
French:
Longwy, Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
German:
Longwy, Arrondissement Briey, Mörthe und Mosel, Großer Osten, Frankreich
Italian:
Longwy, arrondissement di Briey, Meurthe e Mosella, Grand Est, Francia
Russian:
Лонгви, Брие, Мёрт и Мозель, Гранд-Эст, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
龙韦, 布里埃, 默尔特-摩泽尔省, 大東部大區, 法国
Spanish:
Longwy, distrito de Briey, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia
Afrikaans:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Longwy, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia
Asturian:
Longwy, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia
Bambara:
Longwy, Faransi
Basque:
Longwy, Brieyko barrutia, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Longwy, Arrondissement Briey, Département Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankreich
Breton:
Longwy, arondisamant Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Longwy, Districte de Briey, Meurthe i Mosel·la, Gran Est, França
Cebuano:
Longwy, Arrondissement de Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Pransiya
Chechen:
Лонгви, Франци
Corsican:
Longwy, Francia
Croatian:
Longwy, Grand Est, Francuska
Czech:
Longwy, Arrondissement Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francie
Danish:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrig
Dutch:
Longwy, Arrondissement Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Longwy, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francio
Estonian:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle'i departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Longwy, Frakland
Finnish:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Longwy, Môrte-et-Mosèla, France
Friulian:
Longwy, France
Galician:
Longwy, Meurthe e Mosela, Gran Leste, Francia
Greenlandic:
Longwy, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Longwy, Frakkland
Ido:
Longwy, Francia
Indonesian:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Timur Raya, Perancis
Interlingua:
Longwy, Departimento Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francia
Interlingue:
Longwy, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Longwy, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Longwy, Frans
Japanese:
ロンウィ, ムルト＝エ＝モゼル県, グラン・テスト地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Longwy, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лонгви, Мёрт және Мозель, Франция
Kongo:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fwalansa
Korean:
롱위, 뫼르트에모젤주, 그랑테스트, 프랑스
Latin:
Longwy, Murta et Mosella, Magnus Oriens, Francia
Latvian:
Longvī, Merta un Mozele, Francija
Ligurian:
Longwy, Fransa
Limburgian:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Longwy, Mertas ir Mozelis, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Lonkech, Arrondissement Briey, Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Лонгви, Мерт и Мозел, Голем Исток, Франција
Malagasy:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frantsa
Malay:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Longwy, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Longwy, Briey Kūn, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Longwy, France
Neapolitan:
Longwy, Franza
Norwegian:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankrike
Occitan:
Longwy, Arrondiment de Briey, Meurthe e Mosèla, Grand Èst, França
Papiamento:
Longwy, Fransia
Picard:
Longwy, Franche
Piedmontese:
Longwy, Dipartiment ëd Meurthe e Mosela, Fransa
Polish:
Longwy, Okręg Briey, Meurthe i Mozela, Grand Est, Francja
Portuguese:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grande Leste, França
Romanian:
Longwy, Arondismentul Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franța
Romansh:
Longwy, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Longwy, Frantza
Scots:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Longwy, Francia
Slovak:
Longwy, Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Alsasko-Champagne-Ardenne-Lotrinsko, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Francija
Swahili:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
隆格維, 默爾特-摩澤爾, 大東部, 法國
Turkish:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Лонгві, Бріє, Мерт і Мозель, Гранд-Ест, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Longwy, Fransiya
Venetian:
Longwy, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Longwy, Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Pháp
Volapük:
Longwy, Fransän
Walloon:
Longwy, France
Waray:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Fransya
Welsh:
Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Dwyrain Mawr, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Longwy, Grand Est, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Longwy, Faraas
Zulu:
Longwy, IFulansi


No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
CCarbon
Cⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Feⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

This region is too big or complex to display the fossil list, try looking at smaller subregions.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwy
Wikidata ID:Q318535
GeoNames ID:6436714

Localities in this Region

France

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Quick NavTopMineral ListRock TypesFossilsOther DatabasesLocalities in RegionOther Regions
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 4, 2026 02:54:46 Page updated: August 22, 2025 03:32:44
Go to top of page