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Châtaignier quarry, Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève, Mamers, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, Francei
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Châtaignier quarry- not defined -
Sainte-Sabine-sur-LongèveCommune
MamersArrondissement
SartheDepartment
Pays de la LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 8' 6'' North , 0° 3' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.13522,0.06475
GeoHash:
G#: u081c6xpu
GRN:
N33E01
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève619 (2016)2.3km
La Chapelle-Saint-Fray380 (2016)3.0km
Mézières-sous-Lavardin433 (2016)3.4km
Domfront-en-Champagne985 (2016)4.4km
Le Tronchet112 (2016)5.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
306896
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306896:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"(Coming from Saint-Jean-d'Asse). Northwest of Le Mans on the N138 [currently the D338] until the intersection called 'La Route'. Turn left onto the D38. In the 'carrière de Châtaignier', there is kaolinite, quartz, and ferruginous nodules." [Belot, 1978]

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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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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