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Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francei
Regional Level Types
NeversArrondissement
NièvreDepartment
Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nevers43,988 (2016)
Varennes-Vauzelles10,464 (2016)
Decize6,605 (2016)
Fourchambault4,874 (2016)
Garchizy3,887 (2016)
Imphy3,823 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
346399
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:346399:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
German:
Arrondissement Nevers, Département Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Nevers, Nièvre, Borgogna-Franca Contea, Francia
Russian:
Невер, Ньевр, Бургундия — Франш-Конте, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
讷韦尔, 涅夫勒省, 勃艮第-弗朗什-孔泰大區, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Nevers, Nièvre, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Nevers, Burgonja-Franche-Comté, Franca
Azeri:
Never , Nyevr, Burqundiya—Franş—Konte, Fransa
Basque:
Neverseko barrutia, Nièvre, Borgoina-Franche-Comté, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bro-C'hall
Bulgarian:
Невер, Ниевър, Бургундия-Франш Конте, Франция
Catalan:
Districte de Nevers, Nièvre, Borgonya – Franc Comtat, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Nevers, Nièvre, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
نورس, نی‌یور, بورگوین-فرانش-کنته, فرانسه
Greek:
Νεβέρ, Νιέβρ, Βουργουνδία-Φρανς-Κοντέ, Γαλλία
Japanese:
ヌヴェール, ニエーヴル県, ブルゴーニュ=フランシュ=コンテ地域圏, フランス
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Невер, Ньевр, Франция
Korean:
느베르, 니에브르, 부르고뉴프랑슈콩테, 프랑스
Latin:
Nivernum, Niver, Burgundia et Liber Comitatus, Francia
Lithuanian:
Neveras, Njevras, Burgundija–Franš Kontė, Prancūzija
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Nevers, Departement Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nevers Kūn, Nièvre, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Nivèrns, Nièvre, Borgonha Franca Comtat, França
Polish:
Okręg Nevers, Nièvre, Burgundia-Franche-Comté, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Nevers, Nièvre, Franța
Serbian:
Невер, Нијевр, Бургундија-Франш-Конте, Француска
Slovak:
Nevers, Nièvre, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francúzsko
Thai:
เนอแวร์, เนียฟวร์, แคว้นบูร์กอญ-ฟร็องช์-กงเต, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Ukrainian:
Невер, Ньєвр, Бургундія-Франш-Конте, Франція
Vietnamese:
Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pháp


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17 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
'Garnet Supergroup'
Formula: X3 Z2(TO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Corundum
var. Sapphire
4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Garnet Supergroup'-X3 Z2(TO4)3
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
NNitrogen
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CorundumAl2O3
O Garnet SupergroupX3 Z2(TO4)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
ClChlorine
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 15 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Belemnobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Belemnobatis182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Cristabatis exundans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Archaeobatidae : Cristabatis : Cristabatis exundans182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnobatis noviodunumensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Belemnobatis : Belemnobatis noviodunumensis174.1 - 170.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Toarcibatis alticarinata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Archaeobatidae : Toarcibatis : Toarcibatis alticarinata182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Septaliphoria mourdoni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Septaliphoria : Septaliphoria mourdoni164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Rhynchonelloidella curvivarians
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonelloidella : Rhynchonelloidella curvivarians167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Goniorhynchia maxima
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Goniorhynchia : Goniorhynchia maxima167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonelloidella thurmannelloida
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonelloidella : Rhynchonelloidella thurmannelloida167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonelloidella globosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonelloidella : Rhynchonelloidella globosa167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonelloidella spathica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonelloidella : Rhynchonelloidella spathica167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ivanoviella oxoniensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Ivanoviella : Ivanoviella oxoniensis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Kutchirhynchia morieri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Kutchirhynchia : Kutchirhynchia morieri167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 10 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Nevers
Wikidata ID:Q263441
GeoNames ID:2990473

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