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Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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RisCommune
ThiersArrondissement
Puy-de-DômeDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ris719 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
335653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335653:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Ris, Thiers, Département Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
里镇, 蒂耶尔, 多姆山省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Ris, Thiers, Puèi Domat, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Ris, Thiers, Faransi
Basque:
Ris, Tièrn, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Ris, Thiers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Catalan:
Ris, Tièrn, Puèi Domat, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Ри , Тьер, Франци
Corsican:
Ris, Thiers, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Ris, Thiers, Francuska
Czech:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Ris, Thiers, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Ris, Thiers, Frakland
Finnish:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Ris, Thiers, Pué-de-Dôma, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Ris, Thiers, France
Galician:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Ris, Thiers, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Ris, Thiers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Ris, Thiers, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Ris, Thiers, Departimento Puy-de-Dome, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Ris, Thiers, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Ris, Thiers, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Ris, Thiers, Frans
Kabyle:
Ris, Thiers, Fransa
Kongo:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Fwalansa
Latin:
Ris, Thiers, Mons Dumae, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Ris, Thiers, Pijdedoma, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Ris, Thiers, Fransa
Limburgian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Ris, Thiers, Piui de Domas, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Ris, Thiers, Departement Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Frantsa
Malay:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Ris, Thiers, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Ris, Thiers, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Ris, Thiers, Franza
Norwegian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Frankrike
Occitan:
Ris, Tièrn, Puèi Domat, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Ris, Thiers, Fransia
Picard:
Ris, Thiers, Franche
Piedmontese:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Ris, Thiers, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Ris, Thiers, Frantza
Scots:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Ris, Thiers, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
里鎮, 蒂耶爾, 多姆山, 奧文尼-隆河-阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Рі, Тьєр, Пюї-де-Дом, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ris, Thiers, Fransiya
Venetian:
Ris, Thiers, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Fransän
Walloon:
Ris, Thiers, France
Waray:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Ris, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Ris, Thiers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Ris, Thiers, Faraas
Zulu:
Ris, Thiers, IFulansi


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

30 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aikinite
Formula: CuPbBiS3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dewindtite
Formula: H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kasolite
Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Kintoreite
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Parsonsite
Formula: Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Phosphohedyphane
Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
References:
Pascal Chollet collectionIdentified by Pascal Chollet: SEM-EDS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Red microcrystalline quartz (hematite) Smoky quartz
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Aikinite2.HB.05aCuPbBiS3
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Kintoreite8.BL.10PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Phosphohedyphane8.BN.05Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Parsonsite8.EA.10Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Dewindtite8.EC.10H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Unclassified
'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
H KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
H KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
O KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
O Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
P KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
P Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
SSulfur
S AikiniteCuPbBiS3
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Cl Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Pb KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Pb Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
BiBismuth
Bi AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Bi Native BismuthBi
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
U KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
U ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ris,_Puy-de-D%C3%B4me
Wikidata ID:Q1168723
GeoNames ID:6454488

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