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Les Saisies, Primiture, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
Regional Level Types
Les SaisiesPoint
Primiture- not defined -
GroixIsland
LorientArrondissement
MorbihanDepartment
BrittanyRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 37' 18'' North , 3° 26' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Groix2,429 (2016)2.1km
Larmor-Plage9,151 (2016)10.4km
Gâvres815 (2016)10.5km
Port-Louis3,020 (2016)11.5km
Ploemeur20,652 (2016)12.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
294805
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294805:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: Between Les Saisies and Kersauce.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
'Mica Group'
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Psilomelane'
Pyroxmangite
Formula: Mn2+SiO3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2SiO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Jacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Tephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pyroxmangite9.DO.05Mn2+SiO3
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Psilomelane'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O TephroiteMn22+SiO4
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si TephroiteMn22+SiO4
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mn JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn TephroiteMn22+SiO4
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4

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