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Palaiseau, Essonne, Ile-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
PalaiseauArrondissement
EssonneDepartment
Ile-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Savigny-sur-Orge39,698 (2016)
Massy38,768 (2016)
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois33,689 (2016)
Palaiseau31,987 (2016)
Athis-Mons31,225 (2016)
Les Ulis25,785 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
370484
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:370484:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Palaiseau
French:
Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, France
German:
Arrondissement Palaiseau, Département Essonne, Île-de-France, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Francia
Russian:
Палезо, Эсон, Иль-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
帕莱索区, 埃松省, 法兰西岛, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Palaiseau, Essonne, Isla de Francia, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Franca
Azeri:
Palezo (rayon), Eson, İl de Frans, Fransa
Basque:
Palaiseauko barrutia, Essonne, Île-de-France, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Palaiseau, Essonne, Enez-Frañs, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Palaiseau, Essonne, Illa de França, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Francie
Danish:
Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Frankrig
Dutch:
Arrondissement Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش پلزو, اسون, ایل-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Greek:
Παλαιζώ, Εσσόν, Ιλ-ντε-Φρανς, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Perancis
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Palaiseau, Departement Essonne, Île-de-France, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Palaiseau Kūn, Essonne, Île-de-France, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Arrondiment de Palaiseau, Essonne, Illa de França, França
Polish:
Okręg Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Franța
Slovak:
Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Палезо, Ессонн, Іль-де-Франс, Франція
Vietnamese:
Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, Pháp


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Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trochus bicarinatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Trochus : Trochus bicarinatus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Palaiseau
Wikidata ID:Q539378
GeoNames ID:6457367

Localities in this Region

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