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Leforest, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
LeforestCommune
LensArrondissement
Pas-de-CalaisDepartment
Hauts-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Raimbeaucourt, Douai, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Auby, Douai, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Moncheaux, Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Thumeries, Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Ostricourt, Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Évin-Malmaison, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Courcelles-lès-Lens, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Leforest6,843 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
306242
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306242:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Leforest, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
German:
Leforest, Arrondissement Lens, Département Pas-de-Calais, Nordfrankreich, Frankreich
Italian:
Leforest, arrondissement di Lens, Passo di Calais, Alta Francia, Francia
Russian:
Лефоре, Ланс, Па-де-Кале, О-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
勒福雷, 朗斯区, 加来海峡省, 上法兰西大区, 法国
Spanish:
Leforest, Distrito de Lens, Paso de Calais, Alta Francia, Francia
Afrikaans:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankryk
Arabic:
ليفوريست, باد كاليه, شمال فرنسا, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Leforest, Destrito de Lens, Paso de Calais, Altos de Francia, Francia
Asturian:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Alta Francia, Francia
Bambara:
Leforest, Faransi
Basque:
Leforest, Lenseko barrutia, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Leforest, Hauts-de-France, Frankreich
Breton:
Leforest, arondisamant Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Leforest, Districte de Lens, Pas de Calais, Alts de França, França
Cebuano:
Leforest, Arrondissement de Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pransiya
Chechen:
Лефорес, Па-де-Кале, Франци
Corsican:
Leforest, Francia
Croatian:
Leforest, Francuska
Czech:
Leforest, Arrondissement Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francie
Danish:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrig
Dutch:
Leforest, Arrondissement Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Leforest, Opper-Frankriek, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francio
Estonian:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais' departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Leforest, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
له فارست, بخش لان, پا-دو-کاله, او-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Finnish:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Leforest, Pâs-de-Calês, France
Friulian:
Leforest, France
Galician:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Alta Francia, Francia
Greenlandic:
Leforest, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Felső-Franciaország, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Leforest, Frakkland
Ido:
Leforest, Francia
Indonesian:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Perancis
Interlingua:
Leforest, Departimento Pas-de-Calais, Francia
Interlingue:
Leforest, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Leforest, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Leforest, Frans
Kabyle:
Leforest, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лефорес, Па-де-Кале, Франция
Kongo:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Fwalansa
Latin:
Leforest, Fretum Calisii, Alta Franciae, Francia
Latvian:
Leforest, Padekalē, Francija
Ligurian:
Leforest, Fransa
Limburgian:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Leforest, Pa de Kalė, Aukštutinė Prancūzija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Leforest, Arrondissement Lens, Departement Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Frantsa
Malay:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Leforest, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Leforest, Lens Kūn, Pas-de-Calais, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Leforest, France
Neapolitan:
Leforest, Franza
Norwegian:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrike
Occitan:
Leforest, Pas de Calais, Nauts de França, França
Papiamento:
Leforest, Fransia
Picard:
Leforest, Pas-Calés, Heuts-d'Franche, Franche
Piedmontese:
Leforest, Dipartiment ëd Pass ëd Calais, Fransa
Polish:
Leforest, Okręg Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Francja
Portuguese:
Leforest, Arrondissement de Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Altos da França, França
Romanian:
Leforest, Arondismentul Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord - Pasul Calais și Picardia, Franța
Romansh:
Leforest, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Leforest, Frantza
Scots:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Leforest, Francia
Silesian:
Leforest, Francyjŏ
Slovak:
Leforest, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Pikardia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrike
Turkish:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Лефорес, Па-де-Кале, О-де-Франс, Франція
Venetian:
Leforest, Paso de Calè, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Leforest, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pháp
Volapük:
Leforest, Fransän
Walloon:
Leforest, France
Waray:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Fransya
Welsh:
Leforest, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Leforest, Arroundissement Lens, Nauw van Kales, Hauts-de-France, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Leforest, Faraas
Zulu:
Leforest, IFulansi


"(Coming from Ostricourt). North of Doual on the N43 and the D120 to the right. The quarry is located on the left before reaching the locality. Various gypsum crystals and pyrite nodules." [Belot, 1978]

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leforest
Wikidata ID:Q607550
GeoNames ID:6439661

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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