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Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France i
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Varangéville Commune
Nancy Arrondissement
Meurthe-et-Moselle Department
Grand Est Region
France Country

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Varangéville	Commune
Nancy	Arrondissement
Meurthe-et-Moselle	Department
Grand Est	Region
France	Country

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Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

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Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Gypsum

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Neighbouring regions:

Haraucourt, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Buissoncourt, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Lenoncourt, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Art-sur-Meurthe, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Laneuveville-devant-Nancy, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Rosières-aux-Salines, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Varangéville	4,320 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

50029

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:50029:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Lorraine

Other Languages:

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French:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

German:

Varangéville, Nancy, Mörthe und Mosel, Großer Osten, Frankreich

Italian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe e Mosella, Grand Est, Francia

Russian:

Варанжевиль, Нанси, Мёрт и Мозель, Гранд-Эст, Франция

Simplified Chinese:

瓦朗热维尔, 南锡, 默尔特-摩泽尔省, 大東部大區, 法国

Spanish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia

Afrikaans:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankryk

Aragonese:

Varangéville, ናንሲ, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia

Asturian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia

Bambara:

Varangéville, Nancy, Faransi

Basque:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frantzia

Bavarian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Département Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankreich

Breton:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Bro-C'hall

Catalan:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe i Mosel·la, Gran Est, França

Cebuano:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Pransiya

Chechen:

Варанжевиль, Нанси, Франци

Corsican:

Varangéville, Nancy, Francia

Croatian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Grand Est, Francuska

Czech:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francie

Danish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrig

Dutch:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrijk

Dutch Low Saxon:

Varangéville, Nancy, Frankriek

Esperanto:

Varangéville, Nancio, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francio

Estonian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle'i departemang, Prantsusmaa

Faroese:

Varangéville, Nancy, Frakland

Farsi/Persian:

ورنگویل, نانسی, مورت موزل, گرانت است, فرانسه

Finnish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Ranska

Franco-Provençal:

Varangéville, Nancy, Môrte-et-Mosèla, France

Friulian:

Varangéville, Nancy, France

Galician:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe e Mosela, Gran Leste, Francia

Greenlandic:

Varangéville, Nancy, Franskit Nunaat

Hungarian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franciaország

Icelandic:

Varangéville, Nancy, Frakkland

Ido:

Varangéville, Nancy, Francia

Indonesian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Timur Raya, Perancis

Interlingua:

Varangéville, Nancy, Departimento Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francia

Interlingue:

Varangéville, Nancy, Francia

Irish Gaelic:

Varangéville, Nancy, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, An Fhrainc

Jamaican Patois:

Varangéville, Nancy, Frans

Kabyle:

Varangéville, Nancy, Fransa

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Варанжевиль, Нанси, Мёрт және Мозель, Франция

Kongo:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fwalansa

Latin:

Varangéville, Nanceium, Murta et Mosella, Magnus Oriens, Francia

Latvian:

Varangéville, Nansī, Merta un Mozele, Francija

Ligurian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Fransa

Limburgian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankriek

Lithuanian:

Varangéville, Nansi, Mertas ir Mozelis, Prancūzija

Low Saxon/Low German:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankriek

Luxembourgish:

Varangéville, Nanzeg, Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankräich

Malagasy:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frantsa

Malay:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Perancis

Minangkabau:

Varangéville, Nancy, Parancih

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Varangéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Hoat-kok

Narom:

Varangéville, Nancy, France

Neapolitan:

Varangéville, Nancy, Franza

Norwegian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrike

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankrike

Occitan:

Varangéville, Nancí, Meurthe e Mosèla, Grand Èst, França

Papiamento:

Varangéville, Nancy, Fransia

Picard:

Varangéville, Nancy, Franche

Piedmontese:

Varangéville, Nancy, Dipartiment ëd Meurthe e Mosela, Fransa

Polish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe i Mozela, Grand Est, Francja

Portuguese:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grande Leste, França

Romanian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franța

Romansh:

Varangéville, Nancy, Frantscha

Sardinian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Frantza

Scots:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Fraunce

Scottish Gaelic:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, An Fhraing

Sicilian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Francia

Slovak:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Alsasko-Champagne-Ardenne-Lotrinsko, Francúzsko

South Azerbaijani:

ورنقویل, نانسی, مرت-ا-موزل, قرانت است, فرانسه

Swahili:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Ufaransa

Swedish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrike

Turkish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Fransa

Ukrainian:

Варанжевіль, Нансі, Мерт і Мозель, Гранд-Ест, Франція

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Varangéville, Fransiya

Venetian:

Varangéville, Nancy, Fransa

Vietnamese:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Pháp

Volapük:

Varangéville, Nancy, Fransän

Walloon:

Varangéville, Nancy, France

Waray:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Fransya

Welsh:

Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Dwyrain Mawr, Ffrainc

West Flemish:

Varangéville, Nancy, Grand Est, Vrankryk

Wolof:

Varangéville, Nancy, Faraas

Zulu:

Varangéville, Nancy, IFulansi

"(Coming from Dombasle). Southeast of Nancy on the D2. Evaporites on the left side of the road." [Belot, 1978]

280,000 tons of halite are worked out every year.

The coalfield Varangéville-Dombasle is located approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Nancy. These deposits of rock salt are intercalated in clay layers of limestone with anhydrite. These formations were discovered around the year 1820 and they have been exploited for many years by galleries and leaching (introduction of water under pressure and pumping the brine).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Evaporite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.p.460

ⓘ Glauberite

Formula: Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂

Colour: Brick-red

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

ⓘ Polyhalite

Formula: K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Glauberite	7.AD.25	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Polyhalite	7.CC.65	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Glauberite	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Glauberite	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Glauberite	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Glauberite	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

201 Ma (Early Jurassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Hybodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : *Hybodus*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Lissodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : *Lissodus*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Ichthyosauria unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Mastodonsauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Mastodonsauridae	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Archosauria unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauria	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Eudimorphodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Campylognathoididae : *Eudimorphodon*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Chiniquodontoidea superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Chiniquodontoidea	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Sinoconodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : *Sinoconodon*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Morganucodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Morganucodontidae	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Morganucodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Morganucodontidae : *Morganucodon*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Saurichthys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : *Saurichthys*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Nemacanthus monilifer species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae : Nemacanthus : *Nemacanthus monilifer*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Dromatheriidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dromatheriidae	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Mystriosuchinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Parasuchidae : Mystriosuchinae	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Thomasia antiqua species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Thomasia : *Thomasia antiqua*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Woutersia mirabilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Woutersiidae : Woutersia : *Woutersia mirabilis*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Rhomphaiodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : *Rhomphaiodon*	208.5 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic

Fossil Localities

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France

Grand Est
- Meurthe-et-Moselle
  - Nancy
    - Mesozoic🐚 Varangéville

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varang%C3%A9ville
Wikidata ID:	Q524836
GeoNames ID:	6436896

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References

mairie.haraucourt.free.fr (n.d.) http://mairie.haraucourt.free.fr/sel_contemporain.php

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

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Varangéville, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France i
Regional Level Types
Varangéville Commune
Nancy Arrondissement
Meurthe-et-Moselle Department
Grand Est Region
France Country