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Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
VensatCommune
RiomArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vensat448 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
311807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311807:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Vensat, Riom, Département Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
旺萨, 里永, 多姆山省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Vensat, Riom, Puèi Domat, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Vensat, Riom, Faransi
Basque:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Vensat, Riom, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Vensat, Riom, Puèi Domat, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Vensat, Riam, Puèi Domat, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Corsican:
Vensat, Riom, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Vensat, Riom, Francuska
Czech:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Vensat, Riom, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Vensat, Riom, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
ونست, ریوم, پوی ددوم, اوورنی-رون-آلپ, فرانسه
Finnish:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Vensat, Riom, Pué-de-Dôma, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Vensat, Riom, France
Galician:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Vensat, Riom, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Vensat, Riom, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Vensat, Riom, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Vensat, Riom, Departimento Puy-de-Dome, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Vensat, Riom, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Vensat, Riom, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Vensat, Riom, Frans
Kabyle:
Vensat, Riom, Fransa
Kongo:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Fwalansa
Latin:
Vensat, Ricomagus, Mons Dumae, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Vensat, Riom, Pijdedoma, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Vensat, Riom, Fransa
Limburgian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Vensat, Riom, Piui de Domas, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Vensat, Riom, Departement Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Frantsa
Malay:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Vensat, Riom, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Vensat, Riom, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Vensat, Riom, Franza
Norwegian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Frankrike
Occitan:
Vensat, Riam, Puèi Domat, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Vensat, Riom, Fransia
Picard:
Vensat, Riom, Franche
Piedmontese:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Vensat, Riom, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Vensat, Riom, Frantza
Scots:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Vensat, Riom, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
旺薩, 里永, 多姆山, 奧文尼-隆河-阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Ванса, Ріон, Пюї-де-Дом, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Vensat, Riom, Fransiya
Venetian:
Vensat, Riom, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Fransän
Walloon:
Vensat, Riom, France
Waray:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Vensat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Vensat, Riom, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Vensat, Riom, Faraas
Zulu:
Vensat, Riom, IFulansi


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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Colour: brown
Description: Visual identification, helped by a microchemical test, that showed that the mineral contains no calcium
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CupriteCu2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CupriteCu2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vensat
Wikidata ID:Q662841
GeoNames ID:6440265

Localities in this Region

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