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Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
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MeslanCommune
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Geologist Bernard Mulot, above the Prat Méno mine shaft

Prat Méno, Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Geologist Bernard Mulot, above the Prat Méno mine shaft

Prat Méno, Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Geologist Bernard Mulot, above the Prat Méno mine shaft

Prat Méno, Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Meslan1,278 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
291987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:291987:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
German:
Meslan, Arrondissement Pontivy, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Meslan, arrondissement di Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagna, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
梅斯朗, 蓬蒂维区, 莫尔比昂省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Meslan, Distrito de Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Meslan, Arrondissement Pontivy, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Meslan, Mor-Bihan, Bretanya, Francia
Asturian:
Meslan, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Meslan, Faransi
Basque:
Meslan, Pontivyko barrutia, Morbihan, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Meslan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Breton:
Mêlann, Pondi, Mor-Bihan, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Meslan, districte de Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Meslan, Arrondissement de Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Мелан , Морбиан, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Meslan, Francia
Croatian:
Meslan, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Meslan, Arrondissement Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Meslan, Arrondissement Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Meslan, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Meslan, Morbihani departemang, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Meslan, Frakland
Finnish:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Meslan, France
Galician:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretaña, Francia
Greenlandic:
Meslan, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Meslan, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Meslan, Departimento Morbihan, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Meslan, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Meslan, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Meslan, Frans
Kabyle:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Мелан, Морбиан, Франция
Kongo:
Meslan, Morbihan, Fwalansa
Latin:
Meslan, Mariculum, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Meslan, Morbiāna, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Meslan, Fransa
Limburgian:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Meslan, Morbihanas, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Meslan, Morbihan, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Meslan, Arrondissement Pontivy, Departement Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Meslan, Morbihan, Frantsa
Malay:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Manx:
Mêlann, Mor-Bihan, Yn Vritaan, Yn Rank
Minangkabau:
Meslan, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Meslan, Pontivy Kūn, Morbihan, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Meslan, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Meslan, Franza
Norwegian:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Meslan, Fransia
Picard:
Meslan, Franche
Piedmontese:
Meslan, Dipartiment dël Morbihan, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Meslan, Okręg Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Meslan, Arondismentul Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Meslan, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Meslan, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Meslan, Morbihan, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Meslan, Mor-Bihan, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Meslan, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Turkish:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Мелан, Морбіан, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Meslan, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Meslan, Pontivy, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Meslan, Fransän
Walloon:
Meslan, France
Waray:
Meslan, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Meslan, Mor-Bihan, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Meslan, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Meslan, Faraas
Zulu:
Meslan, IFulansi


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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
References:
Benjamin Carballo CollectionIdentified by Benjamin Carballo: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UraniniteUO2
PPhosphorus
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meslan
Wikidata ID:Q70176
GeoNames ID:6612645

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