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Kergonguy, Plouguin, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, Francei
Regional Level Types
Kergonguy- not defined -
PlouguinCommune
BrestArrondissement
FinistèreDepartment
BrittanyRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 30' 50'' North , 4° 33' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.51404,-4.56312
GeoHash:
G#: gbsgbptnz
GRN:
N33W03
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Coat-Méal769 (2016)1.7km
Guipronvel695 (2016)2.7km
Tréouergat268 (2016)3.1km
Plouguin2,058 (2016)3.5km
Tréglonou515 (2016)4.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
290167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290167:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"(Coming from Lannalis). North of Brest on the D26 between Coat-Méal and Plouguin. At the place called Kergonguy, between the pebbles on undeveloped land between the fields there is cassiterite, quartz, rutile, and scheelite." [Belot, 1978]

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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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.
Chauris, L. (2014) Minéraux de Bretagne. Les Editions du Piat, 164.
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