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Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
Le BlancCommune
Le BlancArrondissement
IndreDepartment
Centre-Val de LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Majorite

Chantonnay meteorite, Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Majorite

Chantonnay meteorite, Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Majorite

Chantonnay meteorite, Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Neighbouring regions:
Bélâbre, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Concremiers, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Douadic, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Mauvières, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Rosnay, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Ruffec, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Saint-Aigny, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Le Blanc7,026 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
300314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300314:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
German:
Le Blanc, Arrondissement Le Blanc, Département Indre, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich
Italian:
Le Blanc, arrondissement di Blanc, Indre, Centro, Francia
Russian:
Ле-Блан, Ле-Блан (округ), Эндр, Центр, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
勒布朗, 勒布朗区, 安德尔省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国
Spanish:
Le Blanc, Distrito de Le Blanc, Indre, Centro, Francia
Afrikaans:
Le Blanc, Indre , Centre-Val de Loire, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Le Blanc, Destrito de le Blanc, Indre, Centro, Francia
Asturian:
Le Blanc, Centro-Valle de Loira, Francia
Bambara:
Le Blanc, Faransi
Basque:
Le Blanc, Le Blanceko barrutia, Indre, Centre, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Le Blanc, Département Indre, Frankreich
Breton:
Le Blanc , arondisamant Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Le Blanc, Districte de Le Blanc, Indre, Centre – Vall del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Le Blanc, Arrondissement du Blanc, Indre, Centre, Pransiya
Chechen:
Ле-Блан , Центр, Франци
Corsican:
Le Blanc, Francia
Croatian:
Le Blanc, Centre, Francuska
Czech:
Le Blanc, Arrondissement Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Francie
Danish:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Frankrig
Dutch:
Le Blanc, Arrondissement Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Le Blanc, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centro, Francio
Estonian:
Le Blanc, Indre'i departemang, Keskpiirkond, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Le Blanc, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
ل بلان, بخش لو بلان, اندر, سانتر, فرانسه
Finnish:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Le Blanc, Indre, Çantre, France
Friulian:
Le Blanc, France
Galician:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centro, Francia
Greek:
Λε Μπλαν, Διαμέρισμα του Λε Μπλαν, Αντρ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Le Blanc, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Frakkland
Ido:
Le Blanc, Centro, Francia
Indonesian:
Le Blanc, Arondisemen Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Perancis
Interlingua:
Le Blanc, Departimento Indre, Region Centro, Francia
Interlingue:
Le Blanc, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Le Blanc, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Le Blanc, Frans
Japanese:
ル・ブラン, アンドル県, サントル, フランス
Kabyle:
Le Blanc, Centre, Fransa
Kongo:
Le Blanc, Indre, Fwalansa
Korean:
르블랑, 앵드르주, 상트르, 프랑스
Latin:
Oblincum, Andra, Centrum, Francia
Latvian:
Le Blanc, Endra, Centrs-Valdeluāra, Francija
Ligurian:
Le Blanc, Fransa
Limburgian:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Le Blanc, Endras, Centras, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Le Blanc, Arrondissement Le Blanc, Departement Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Frantsa
Malay:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Le Blanc, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Le Blanc, Le Blanc Kūn, Indre, Région Centre, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Le Blanc, Chente, France
Neapolitan:
Le Blanc, Franza
Norwegian:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Frankrike
Occitan:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, França
Papiamento:
Le Blanc, Fransia
Picard:
Le Blanc, Chinte-Val ed Loére, Franche
Piedmontese:
Blanc, Indre, Sènter, Fransa
Polish:
Le Blanc, Okręg Blanc, Indre, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja
Portuguese:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centro, França
Romanian:
Le Blanc, Arondismentul Le Blanc, Indre, Centru, Franța
Romansh:
Le Blanc, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Le Blanc, Frantza
Scots:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Блан, Ендр, Centre-Val de Loire, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Blanc, Indre, Centre, Francuska
Sicilian:
Le Blanc, Région Centre, Francia
Slovak:
Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Le Blanc, Indre, Center, Francija
Swahili:
Le Blanc, Indre, Mkoa wa Centre, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
勒布朗, 安德爾, 中央-盧華爾山谷, 法國
Turkish:
Le Blanc, Indre, Merkez, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Ле-Блан, Ендр, Центр, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Le Blanc, Fransiya
Venetian:
Le Blanc, Sentro, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Le Blanc, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Pháp
Volapük:
Le Blanc, Indre, Fransän
Walloon:
Le Blanc, France
Waray:
Le Blanc, Indre, Butnga nga Rehiyon han Fransya, Fransya
Welsh:
Le Blanc, Indre, Centre, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Le Blanc, Centre-Val de Loire, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Le Blanc, Faraas
Zulu:
Le Blanc, IFulansi


"Old [silex] quarries north on the D950 after the railway viaduct." [Belot, 1978]

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine largely recrystallized after shock-induced melting event.
ⓘ Majorite
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMajorite9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Blanc
Wikidata ID:Q213290

Localities in this Region

France

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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.
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