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Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types
MellesCanton
Saint-GaudensArrondissement
Haute-GaronneDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Saint-Lary, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Antras, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Sentein, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Boutx, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Fos, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Type:
Canton
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Melles108 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
333357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:333357:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
German:
Melles, Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens, Département Haute-Garonne, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Melles, arrondissement di Saint-Gaudens, Alta Garonna, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Мель, Сен-Годанс, Верхняя Гаронна, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
默莱, 圣戈当, 上加龙省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Melles, Distrito de Saint-Gaudens, Alto Garona, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Mèles, Sent-Gaudenç, Alta Garona, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Melles, Alta Garona, Francia
Bambara:
Melles, Faransi
Basque:
Melles, Saint-Gaudenseko barrutia, Garona Garaia, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Melles, Frankreich
Breton:
Melles, Sent-Gaudenç, Garona-Uhel, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Melles, Perancis
Catalan:
Mèles, Sent-Gaudenç, Alta Garona, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Melles, Arrondissement de Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Мель , Сен-Годенс , Франци
Corsican:
Melles, Francia
Croatian:
Melles, Francuska
Czech:
Melles, Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Melles, Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Melles, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Melles, Frakland
Finnish:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Melles, Hôta-Garona, France
Friulian:
Melles, France
Galician:
Melles, Alta Garona, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Melles, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Melles, Frakkland
Ido:
Melles, Francia
Indonesian:
Melles, Arondisemen Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Melles, Departimento Haute-Garonne, Francia
Interlingue:
Melles, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Melles, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Melles, Frans
Kabyle:
Melles, Fransa
Kongo:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Fwalansa
Latin:
Melles, Garunna Superior, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Melles, Augšgaronna, Francija
Ligurian:
Melles, Fransa
Limburgian:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Melles, Aukštutinė Garona, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Melles, Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens, Departement Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Frantsa
Malay:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Melles, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Melles, Saint-Gaudens Kūn, Haute-Garonne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Melles, France
Neapolitan:
Melles, Franza
Norwegian:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Mèles, Sent-Gaudenç, Nauta Garona, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Melles, Fransia
Picard:
Melles, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Melles, Àuta-Garon-a, Fransa
Polish:
Melles, Okręg Saint-Gaudens, Górna Garonna, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Melles, Alta Garona, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Melles, Arondismentul Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Melles, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Melles, Frantza
Scots:
Melles, Arrondissement o Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Melles, Francia
Slovak:
Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
默萊, 上加龍, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Turkish:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Мель, Сен-Годенс, Верхня Гаронна, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Melles, Alta Garona, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Melles, France
Waray:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Melles, Haute-Garonne, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Melles, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Melles, Faraas
Zulu:
Melles, IFulansi


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Argutite
Formula: GeO2
ⓘ Brunogeierite
Formula: Ge4+Fe2+2O4
ⓘ Carboirite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ 'Mica Group var. Lepidomelane'
Description: Ge rich variety.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘArgutite4.DB.05GeO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBrunogeierite9.AC.15Ge4+Fe2+2O4
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘCarboirite9.J0.05Fe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group
var. Lepidomelane'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarboiriteFe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ ArgutiteGeO2
Oⓘ BrunogeieriteGe4+Fe22+O4
Oⓘ CarboiriteFe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CarboiriteFe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BrunogeieriteGe4+Fe22+O4
Feⓘ CarboiriteFe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
GeGermanium
Geⓘ ArgutiteGeO2
Geⓘ BrunogeieriteGe4+Fe22+O4
Geⓘ CarboiriteFe2+Al2O(GeO4)(OH)2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melles
Wikidata ID:Q1616421
GeoNames ID:6431678

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