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Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, Francei
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GraissessacCommune
BéziersArrondissement
HéraultDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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The "Grand Champ" adit, Graissessac, in 1905.

Grand Champ adit, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Grand Champ" adit, Graissessac

Grand Champ adit, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Sainte-Barbe" coal mine, Graissesac

Saint-Barbe mine, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Grand Champ" adit, Graissessac, in 1905.

Grand Champ adit, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Grand Champ" adit, Graissessac

Grand Champ adit, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Sainte-Barbe" coal mine, Graissesac

Saint-Barbe mine, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Grand Champ" adit, Graissessac, in 1905.

Grand Champ adit, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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The "Grand Champ" adit, Graissessac

Grand Champ adit, Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Neighbouring regions:
Mélagues, Millau, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Avène, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Camplong, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Graissessac716 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
357244
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:357244:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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English:
Graissessac
French:
Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France
German:
Graissessac, Béziers, Département Hérault, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Graissessac, arrondissement di Béziers, Hérault, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Грессессак, Безье, Эро, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
格赖瑟萨克, 贝济耶区, 埃罗省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Graissessac, Distrito de Béziers, Hérault, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Graissessac, Hérault, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Graissessac, Destrito de Besers, Erau, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Graissessac, Hérault, Francia
Bambara:
Graissessac, Faransi
Basque:
Graissessac, Bézierseko barrutia, Hérault, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Graissessac, Frankreich
Breton:
Graissessac, arondisamant Besièrs, Erau, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Graisseçac, Besiers, Erau, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Graissessac, Arrondissement de Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Грессессак, Эро, Франци
Corsican:
Graissessac, Francia
Croatian:
Graissessac, Hérault, Francuska
Czech:
Graissessac, Arrondissement Béziers, Hérault, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Graissessac, Arrondissement Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Graissessac, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Graissessac, Hérault, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Graissessac, Hérault' departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Graissessac, Frakland
Finnish:
Graissessac, Hérault, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Graissessac, Hèrôlt, France
Friulian:
Graissessac, France
Galician:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Graissessac, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Graissessac, Hérault, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Graissessac, Frakkland
Ido:
Graissessac, Francia
Indonesian:
Graissessac, Arondisemen Béziers, Hérault, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Graissessac, Departimento Herault, Francia
Interlingue:
Graissessac, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Graissessac, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Graissessac, Frans
Kabyle:
Graissessac, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Грессессак, Эро, Франция
Kongo:
Graissessac, Hérault, Fwalansa
Latin:
Graissessac, Arauris, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Graissessac, Ēro, Francija
Ligurian:
Graissessac, Fransa
Limburgian:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Graissessac, Hero, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Graissessac, Hérault, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Graissessac, Hérault, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Graissessac, Arrondissement Béziers, Departement Hérault, Occitanie, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Гресесак, Безје, Еро, Франција
Malagasy:
Graissessac, Hérault, Frantsa
Malay:
Graissessac, Hérault, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Graissessac, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Graissessac, Béziers Kūn, Hérault, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Graissessac, France
Neapolitan:
Graissessac, Franza
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Graissessac, Hérault, Frankrike
Occitan:
Graisseçac, Besièrs, Erau, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Graissessac, Fransia
Picard:
Graissessac, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Graissessac, Dipartiment ëd l'Hérault, Fransa
Polish:
Graissessac, Okręg Béziers, Hérault, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Graissessac, Arondismentul Béziers, Hérault, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Graissessac, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Graissessac, Frantza
Scots:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Graissessac, Hérault, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Graissessac, Francia
Slovak:
Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Graissessac, Hérault, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanien, Frankrike
Turkish:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Грессессак, Еро, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Graissessac, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Graissessac, Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Graissessac, Hérault, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Graissessac, France
Waray:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Graissessac, Hérault, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Graissessac, Hérault, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Graissessac, Faraas
Zulu:
Graissessac, IFulansi


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3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘLazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed301 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed303 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eoscorpius
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Eoscorpiidae : Eoscorpius303.4 - 301.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Compsoscorpius
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Palaeopisthacanthidae : Compsoscorpius303.4 - 301.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Aenigmatarbus rasteli
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Aenigmatarbus : Aenigmatarbus rasteli303.4 - 301.2 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graissessac
Wikidata ID:Q683277
GeoNames ID:6432519

Localities in this Region

France

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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