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La Châtre, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
La ChâtreArrondissement
IndreDepartment
Centre-Val de LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
La Châtre4,687 (2016)
Montgivray1,707 (2016)
Aigurande1,689 (2016)
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre1,625 (2016)
Cluis1,040 (2016)
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre906 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
347831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:347831:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
La Châtre, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
German:
Arrondissement La Châtre, Département Indre, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di La Châtre, Indre, Centro, Francia
Russian:
Ла-Шатр, Эндр, Центр, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
拉沙特尔区, 安德尔省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de La Châtre, Indre, Centro, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku La Châtre, Indre, Centre, Franca
Aragonese:
Destrito de la Châtre, Indre, Centro, Francia
Azeri:
La-Şatr , Endr, Sentr, Fransa
Basque:
La Châtreko barrutia, Indre, Centre, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Arrondissement La Châtre, Département Indre, Frankreich
Breton:
arondisamant La Châtre, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de La Châtre, Indre, Centre – Vall del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de La Châtre, Indre, Centre, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement La Châtre, Indre, Centre, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement La Châtre, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش لشتر, اندر, سانتر, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Λα Σατρ, Αντρ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen La Châtre, Indre, Centre, Perancis
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement La Châtre, Departement Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
La Châtre Kūn, Indre, Région Centre, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
arrondiment de La Châtre, Indre, Centre, França
Polish:
Okręg La Châtre, Indre, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul La Châtre, Indre, Centru, Franța
Slovak:
La Châtre, Indre, Centre, Francúzsko
Vietnamese:
La Châtre, Indre, Centre, Pháp


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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed190 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lobothyris sinemuriensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Lobothyris : Lobothyris sinemuriensis196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_La_Ch%C3%A2tre
Wikidata ID:Q701341
GeoNames ID:3010153

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France

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