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Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
VierzonArrondissement
CherDepartment
Centre-Val de LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vierzon29,876 (2016)
Mehun-sur-Yèvre7,257 (2016)
Aubigny-sur-Nère5,984 (2016)
Argent-sur-Sauldre2,522 (2016)
Méreau2,148 (2016)
Foëcy2,053 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
371828
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:371828:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Vierzon
French:
Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
German:
Arrondissement Vierzon, Département Cher, Zentrum-Loiretal, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Vierzon, Cher, Centro, Francia
Russian:
Вьерзон, Шер, Центр, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
维耶尔宗, 谢尔省, 中央-卢瓦尔河谷, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Vierzon, Cher, Centro, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Vierzon, Cher, Centre, Franca
Aragonese:
Destrito de Vierzon, Char, Centro, Francia
Armenian:
Վերզոն, Շեր, Ֆրանսիա
Azeri:
Vyerzon (rayon), Şer , Sentr, Fransa
Basque:
Vierzoneko barrutia, Cher, Centre, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Vierzon, Cher, Centre – Vall del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Vierzon, Cher, Centre, Pransiya
Chechen:
Вьерзон (гуо), Центр, Франци
Czech:
Arrondissement Vierzon, Cher, Centre, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
ویرزون, شر, سانتر, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Βιερζόν, Σερ, Κεντρική Περιοχή, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Vierzon, Cher, Centre, Perancis
Japanese:
ヴィエルゾン, シェール県, サントル, フランス
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Vierzon, Departement Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankräich
Mazanderani:
ویرزون, فرانسه
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vierzon Kūn, Cher, Région Centre, Hoat-kok
Polish:
Okręg Vierzon, Cher, Region Centralny-Dolina Loary, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Vierzon, Cher, Centru, Franța
Serbian:
Вјерзон, Шер, Centre-Val de Loire, Француска
Slovak:
Vierzon, Cher, Centre, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
В’єрзон, Шер, Центр, Франція
Vietnamese:
Vierzon, Cher, Centre, Pháp


Vierzon is an arrondissement of France in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 43 communes. Its area is 1,767.4 km² (682.4 sq mi).

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Quinzite Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Quinzite Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
H Opal var. Quinzite OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
O Opal var. Quinzite OpalSiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Si Opal var. Quinzite OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Vierzon
Wikidata ID:Q600838

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