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Biot, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
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Biot, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Neighbouring regions:
Valbonne, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Biot7,737 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
43893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43893:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Biot, Arrondissement de Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
German:
Biot, Arrondissement Grasse, Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich
Italian:
Biot, arrondissement di Grasse, Alpi Marittime, Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra, Francia
Russian:
Биот, Грас, Приморские Альпы, Прованс-Альпы-Лазурный Берег, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
比奥, 格拉斯区, 滨海阿尔卑斯省, 普罗旺斯-阿尔卑斯-蓝色海岸, 法国
Spanish:
Biot, Distrito de Grasse, Alpes Marítimos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Afrikaans:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankryk
Akan:
Biot, France
Arabic:
بيوت , الألب البحرية, إقليم ألب كوت دازور, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Biot, Destrito de Grassa, Alpes Maritimos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Armenian:
Բիոտ, Գրաս, Ծովափնյա Ալպեր, Պրովանս-Ալպեր-Լազուր ափ, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Biot, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Bambara:
Biot, Faransi
Basque:
Biot, Grasseko barrutia, Itsas Alpeak, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Biot, Frankreich
Breton:
Biot, arondisamant Grassa, Alpoù-an-Arvor, Provañs-Alpoù-Aod an Azur, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Biot, Perancis
Catalan:
Biòt, Districte de Grassa, Alps Marítims, Provença-Alps-Costa Blava, França
Cebuano:
Biot, Arrondissement de Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Chamorro:
Biot, Francia
Chechen:
Биот, Прованс — Альпаш — Сирла-сийна Йист, Франци
Corsican:
Biot, Francia
Croatian:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francuska
Czech:
Biot, Arrondissement Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francie
Danish:
Biot, Grasse , Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrig
Dutch:
Biot, arrondissement Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Biot, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Biot, Arondismento Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provenco-Alpoj-Bordo Lazura, Francio
Estonian:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Biot, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
بیو، آلپ-ماریتیم, بخش گرس, آلپ-ماریتیم, پروانس-آلپ-کوت دازور, فرانسه
Finnish:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpit-Riviera, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Biot, Arpes-Marenes, Provence-Arpes-Couta d’Azur, France
Friulian:
Biot, France
Galician:
Biot, Alpes Marítimos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Greenlandic:
Biot, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Biot, Frakkland
Ido:
Biot, Provenco Alpi Azur-Rivo, Francia
Indonesian:
Biot, Arondisemen Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Interlingua:
Biot, Departimento Alpes-Maritimes, Francia
Interlingue:
Biot, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Biot, Arrondissement Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Biot, Frans
Japanese:
ビオット, グラース, アルプ＝マリティーム県, プロヴァンス＝アルプ＝コート・ダジュール, フランス
Kabyle:
Biot, Fransa
Kapampangan:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Kongo:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Fwalansa
Latin:
Biot, Alpes Maritimae, Provincia Alpes Litus Lazuli, Francia
Latvian:
Biot, Piejūras Alpi, Provansa-Alpi-Azūra Krasts, Francija
Ligurian:
Biot, Alpi do Mâ, Fransa
Limburgian:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Biot, Pajūrio Alpės, Provansas-Alpės-Žydrasis Krantas, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Biot, Arrondissement Grasse, Departement Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantsa
Malay:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Biot, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Biot, Grasse Kūn, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Biot, France
Neapolitan:
Biot, Franza
Norwegian:
Biot, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Occitan:
Biòt, Grassa, Aups Maritims, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, França
Papiamento:
Biot, Fransia
Picard:
Biot, Franche
Piedmontese:
Biot, Alp Marìtime, Provensa-Alp-Còsta Asura, Fransa
Polish:
Biot, Okręg Grasse, Alpy Nadmorskie, Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, Francja
Portuguese:
Biot, Alpes Marítimos, Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul, França
Romanian:
Biot, Arondismentul Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provența-Alpi-Coasta de Azur, Franța
Romansh:
Biot, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Biot, Frantza
Scots:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Био, Приморски Алпи, Прованса-Алпи-Азурна обала, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francuska
Sicilian:
Biot, Pruvenza-Alpi-Costa Azzola, Francia
Slovak:
Biot, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Biot, arrondissement de Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francija
Swahili:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Tatar:
Биот, Грас , Диңгез буе Әлпләре, Франция
Traditional Chinese:
Biot, 濱海阿爾卑斯, 普羅旺斯-阿爾卑斯-蔚藍海岸, 法國
Turkish:
Biot, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Бйот, Грас, Приморські Альпи, Прованс-Альпи-Лазурний берег, Франція
Venetian:
Biot, arrondissement de Grasse, Alpi Maritime, Provensa-Alpi-Costa Azura, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Biot, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pháp
Volapük:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Fransän
Walloon:
Biot, France
Waray:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransya
Welsh:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Biot, Faraas
Zulu:
Biot, IFulansi


"Just south of the locality, on the Route d'Antibes, there is a quarry with baryte, braunite, goethite, and various manganese minerals. Before arriving at Biot on the D4 (towards Saint-Pierre) a road leads to a quarry on the right. Between this quarry and the place called Terme-Blanc, there is attractively coloured chalcedonic silex." [Belot, 1978]

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘTodorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘCeladonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘSepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Baⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

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GeoNames ID:6446675


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References

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Rostan, P. (2005) Les minéralisations associées au volcanisme andésitique de Biot-Villeneuve-Loubet (Alpes Maritimes). Riviera Scientifique, 89, 5-15.
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